Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, December 28 (Reporter Wang Haoming) The 2020 Spartan Warriors Race Guangzhou was held at the Guangzhou Olympic Sports Center recently. Nearly 3,000 warriors challenged their limits.
After fierce competition, Han Lin won the men's elite group championship with a time of 34 minutes and 13 seconds, and the women's elite group championship was won by Kimberlee Jolsom with a time of 37 minutes and 43 seconds. Liu Qinuo (21 minutes and 58 seconds) and Yang Caiyu (23 minutes and 05 seconds) won the championship of the elite group of men and women aged 12-14. Yu Haoqian (26 minutes and 34 seconds) and Wang Ruichen (25 minutes and 50 seconds) won the 10-11-year-old male and female elite group respectively.
This event combines the traditional Spartan obstacles with the stadium environment and facilities. In addition, the participants also experienced the exclusive obstacles of the stadium competition, including the new obstacle giant who landed on the mainland for the first time. The Hundred Arms Giant consists of nearly twenty high-density sandbags, and the warriors pass through the hanging sandbags. The dense and heavy sandbags are like thousands of rivals, and the warriors break through the encirclement and reach the end, reaping the joy of victory.
According to the rules, you can win the Spartan Children’s Tri-color Medal if you complete three different games in a natural year. As the last event of 2020, this competition has attracted many young warriors to participate. The
Spartan Warriors Tournament originated in 2005. It absorbed the traditional military subjects of the ancient Spartans. Today, more than 200 events are held in more than 30 countries around the world each year, attracting more than 10 million people. The event was introduced to China in 2016. From 2016 to 2018, the Spartan Warriors Tournament held 2, 5 and 19 games in China, attracting more than 200,000 people in total. The 2019 Spartan Warriors Tournament opened 36 games in 13 cities, with 120,000 participants, and more than 500,000 people watched and interacted on-site. (End)
Source: Xinhua News Agency
