With the loud sound of the whistle, several kayaks quickly rowed out from the starting line, and the contestants chased each other and moved forward. Recently, the finals of the Suzhou Kayaking League started. The enthusiasm and passion of water sports became the most beautiful scenery of the Huqiu Wetland that day.
2022 Suzhou Kayaking League is one of the mass sports leagues of this year. It was officially launched in July this year and has been successively included in Wujiang District , Suzhou Industrial Park , Xiangcheng District and other places. The finals were held in Tiger Hill Wetland Park. There were multiple events including men's 2-kilometer unified kayak circle tournament, women's 2-kilometer unified kayaking roving championship, men's 1-kilometer unified roving championship, women's 1-kilometer unified roving championship, men's own boat roundabout, and women's own boat roundabout. A total of more than 90 contestants participated.
Xu Chenhao, 11 years old this year, has obtained the intermediate certificate of "National Paddleboarding Level". This time, he signed up for the men's 1km paddleboard event. He chose to compete with adult players for the first time in the competition. He showed outstanding athletic potential at a young age, which is closely related to the martial arts foundation laid by Xu Chenhao since childhood. Xu Chenhao's father told reporters that efforts will reward you, and persistence will bring rewards. Sports can exercise children's willpower and will be of great help to their growth. During the competition in the women's group, many "talented" players also emerged. Zhao Hanqi, who is in his second year in high school, won the runner-up of the women's 1km paddleboard event in one fell swoop, with outstanding performance.
In order to reduce water resistance, most racing kayaks are only about half a meter wide. Adult players must put their legs together to sit firmly. While maintaining balance, they must also move forward as fast as possible. For many players, it is a double challenge of skill and endurance. The 2-kilometer kayaking event gathered and the competition was exciting. In the end, Ni Lie and Zhang Yanqing won the first place in the men's and women's groups of 2-kilometer kayaking respectively. Wu Changxin and Lin Yanhong won the first place in the men's and women's groups of 1 km paddleboards respectively.
(Subao Media Reporter Zhang Lili Text/photo)
