Asian Games Dragon Boat Race Time

The dragon boat race of the Asian Games will last for 65438+1October 4 -6.

Held in Wenzhou Dragon Boat Sports Center, Zhejiang Province, * * * set up six events of 200m, 500m and1000m for men and women, and * * * produced six gold medals.

In the dragon boat race of Hangzhou Asian Games, the dragon boat must be equipped with a dragon head, a dragon tail, a drum and a rudder to maintain the folk tradition of China. During the competition, each team should be equipped with 1 drummer, 1 helmsman, 10 rower and two substitutes. Teams set sail at the same time on their respective tracks, and the ranking is determined by the order in which the leading edge reaches the finish line.

Each Olympic Committee can only send one men's team and one women's team to participate in all the dragon boat events at most. The number of people in each dragon boat team shall not exceed 14, including drummer 1 person, helmsman 1 person, rower 10, and 2 reserve rowers. Each Olympic Committee can send up to 28 athletes to participate in the dragon boat race of Hangzhou Asian Games.

Dragon boat race is a traditional water sport that originated in China and has a history of thousands of years. The most popular saying about the origin of dragon boat is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet of Chu, and later it gradually spread to many countries and regions in the world. In China, dragon boat races are usually held on the Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month). In Anhui Province, Jiangsu Province and other places, there is also the custom of "dragon boat race on June 6th".

Dragon boat race has a rich cultural background, one of which is modern race. 1984, the dragon boat was included in the official sports in China. With the spread of China's traditional culture around the world and the improvement of the dragon boat racing system, dragon boat racing has gradually entered the international sports arena, with increasingly extensive influence.

At present, more than 90 countries and regions around the world have established official organizations for dragon boat sports, and regularly hold dragon boat races and dragon boat sports-related activities. Although dragon boat is a traditional sport in China, there are many high-level dragon boat teams in the world, so the dragon boat race in the Asian Games is very fierce. In Indonesia, the dragon boat race is not only very popular among Chinese, but also a symbol of diversity and inclusiveness.