Qinghai News Network • Damei Qinghai Client News (reported by reporters Chen Yu) On July 2, the 2022 16th "Harmony Cup" China • Qinghai International Race to Cross the Yellow River Extreme Challenge was held in Xunhua opening.
This year’s competition will consist of sub-station competitions and carnival activities. Xunhua, Guide, and Lajia stations held sub-station competitions, and Longyangxia held a carnival. A 500-meter race is set up at Haidong Xunhua Station and Hainan Guide Station, and a 300-meter race is set up in Lajia Town, Guoluo Prefecture. 211 athletes from 17 countries and regions around the world participated.
"I have participated in every challenge. The fast water flow, low water temperature, and thin oxygen are indeed challenging, showing the spirit of sportsmanship, and the influence of the event is particularly great. Not only is my health getting better and better through participating in these years, I have also made many friends with common interests from different countries. Sports do not respect national boundaries. We will also go to the campus to do some charity activities and teach children some water safety knowledge. I feel it is very meaningful.” Liang Jian, an athlete from the association, said.
It is understood that since the first China·Qinghai International Yellow River Crossing Extreme Challenge was successfully held in 2002, Qinghai has successfully created the "One River, Two Races" international brand event through independent innovation and the use of the Yellow River brand. The distinctive regional characteristics and high difficulty of the challenge have attracted great attention from FINA and have also been highly recognized by the general public at home and abroad.
"International Yellow River Crossing Extreme Challenge" has become China's first international competition with distinctive regional characteristics and a high level held in the open waters of the third polar region of the world with high altitude, low water temperature, fast current and thin oxygen. The consecutive successful holding of the event not only enriches the form and content of national fitness activities, but also effectively promotes the integrated development of sports and cultural tourism, achieving win-win economic, social and ecological benefits, and spreading to the world. It displays the image of 'Beautiful Qinghai·Drunken Beauty Haidong ', further arousing the whole society's awareness of protecting ecological resources and protecting the mother river, and its influence has far exceeded the sports event itself." Haidong Municipal People's Government Party Group. said member and deputy mayor Wang Qingpei.
