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Xinhua Silk Road: 7th China University Rowing Championship opens in Shenyang, NE. China

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Monday, May 15, 2023

BEIJING, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seventh China University Rowing Championship, also trials for the rowing event of the 31st Summer World University Games opened in Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning Province in northeast China on May 12.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seventh China University Rowing Championship, also trials for the rowing event of the 31st Summer World University Games opened in Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning Province in northeast China on May 12.
  • The championship, which attracted more than 500 rowers at home to gather and compete on Hunhe River, one of China's most beautiful urban still water race tracks, is a professional college and university rowing competition platform under the Federation of University Sports of China (FUSC) and Chinese Rowing Association.
  • The event, also the 4th Shenyang international adolescent rowing invitational tournament, was participated by energetic rowers from many reputed colleges and universities across China, including Peking University, Tongji University, Wuhan Huaxia Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, Henan University, Shanghai Ocean University and etc.
  • Research results of the China (Shenyang) rowing development index showed that rowing developed at a pace that accelerated significantly in Shenyang in the past five years.

Xinhua Silk Road: 7th China University Rowing Championship opens in Shenyang, NE. China

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Monday, May 15, 2023

BEIJING, May 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seventh China University Rowing Championship, also trials for the rowing event of the 31st Summer World University Games opened in Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning Province in northeast China on May 12.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, May 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seventh China University Rowing Championship, also trials for the rowing event of the 31st Summer World University Games opened in Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning Province in northeast China on May 12.
  • The event, also the 4th Shenyang international adolescent rowing invitational tournament, was participated by energetic rowers from many reputed colleges and universities across China, including Peking University, Tongji University, Wuhan Huaxia Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, Henan University, Shanghai Ocean University and etc.
  • On May 14, rowers from colleges and universities also competed for admission to the rowing event of the 31st Summer World University Games in Shenyang.
  • Research results of the China (Shenyang) rowing development index showed that rowing developed at a pace that accelerated significantly in Shenyang in the past five years.

Regatta held on Shanghai's "Oriental Rhine" in bid to build global sports hub

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Friday, November 4, 2022

The two-day event included a 4.2-kilometer chase and a 500-meter city dash. It attracted over 40 participating teams, each consisting of eight rowers. They competed in three divisions -- professional, college teams and clubs. Over 10 individual rowers from clubs also raced during the event.

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  • The sports event will further lend steam to the city in its drive to become a globally famous sports metropolis with worldwide influence.
  • Nowadays, the integration and quality improvement of the waterfront public space of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek provide a good platform for the rowing event.
  • The Head of Shanghai River Regatta is not only a sports event, but also an excellent opportunity to showcase Shanghai's urban development and river management.
  • In 2021, the university rowing team participated in the Head of Shanghai River Regatta, demonstrating the spirit of unity, progress and solidarity of Chinese college students.