Chinese team sets best record in Asian Games dragon boat race

The Chinese team won five gold medals and one silver medal in this event***, the best result in this event in the Asian Games.

In the men's final, the Chinese team started well and took the lead in the middle and first parts of the race. But in the second half of the race, Indonesia, a traditional powerhouse in dragon boat long-distance events, began a power sprint and overtook China in the tail end, eventually winning by 0.047 seconds. China won the silver medal and Myanmar collected the bronze.

In the women's final, China took the lead from the start and kept it until the end, bagging all three gold medals in the women's dragon boat race at the Asian Games. Indonesia and South Korea won the silver and bronze medals.

Chen Chong, head coach of the Chinese dragon boat team, said after the race that the key to the Chinese team's success in the Asian Games is to have a strong team, which has done a good job of providing all the logistical support and whose cohesion reflects the spirit of the dragon boat. Although the training time is not long, but the players have a sense of mission, which is the biggest secret of the team's success.

Race Rules

Hangzhou 19th Asian Games Dragon Boat Race***Set men and women 12 people dragon boat 200 meters, 500 meters, 1000 meters six projects. Dragon boat project field requirements for still waters, the competition site is 1200 meters long, 130 meters wide, the starting point has 100 meters of preparation area, after the end of the buffer zone of about 100 meters. The competition*** has six tracks, each 13.5 meters wide, with a water depth of not less than 3.5 meters in the track, which should be equipped with floats.

In the dragon boat races at the Hangzhou Asian Games, dragon boats must be equipped with a dragon head, dragon tail, drum and rudder as a way to maintain Chinese folk traditions. During the race, each team is required to have a drummer, a rudder, 10 rowers and two substitutes. The teams will start at the same time in their respective race courses, and the ranking will be determined by the order in which the leading edge of the dragon head reaches the finish line.