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What is horse racing?

Horse racing is a traditional sport loved by many Bai people. Especially popular in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Due to different national customs, horse racing events and forms also have their own advantages. The horse racing events of this Games will hold five races: speed horse racing, horse riding, horse racing shooting, horse racing archery and horse racing. Horse racing must be made in China and trained before the race.

Speed horse racing: Run clockwise on an elliptical track with a perimeter of 1200m, with distances of 90m, 2000m, 3200m and 5000m.

Walking horse: There are two kinds: (1) When a horse is moving, the front and rear legs of one side alternate with the front and rear legs of the other side. (2) The forelimbs and hind legs in the cross posture rise to the ground at the same time, then touch the ground at the same time and move forward alternately. Both hoofbeats are two sounds and two rhythms. Walking distance: 900 meters, 2000 meters, 5000 meters.

Horse racing shooting: Set target frames and balloons on a rectangular field. Athletes riding horses shoot at two balloons 35 meters apart with guns, and get 2 points if they hit the target. The ranking is evaluated by the sum of the results of two rounds of competition, and the one with more scores ranks first.

Horse racing archery: Bows and arrows are made of bamboo or wood. Athletes shoot arrows at two targets 50 meters apart on horseback. Hit the target 3 points, hit the central 2 points, hit the outer ring 1 point. Evaluate the ranking by the sum of the results of two rounds of competition.

Happy Valley connects Hada: The main runway is 1 10 meters long, and there is a section of Hada on the left and right, and 10 Hada is placed each time. The game time is limited to 12 seconds, and overtime points will be deducted. Every hada gets 1 minute. Evaluate the ranking by the sum of the results of two rounds of competition.