From September 6-7, the Vietnam Boating Racing Federation in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang City will organize the National Youth Sailing Championship and the National Youth Rowing Championship and the National Club Cup in 2025. The tournament took place at Thanh Khe beach, attracting nearly 100 young athletes from 9 provinces and cities across the country to participate.
The National Youth Stepping SUP Championship has 14 competition events for men and women. The age group from 10 to 13 years old competed in distances of 200m, 800m, 1,500m; the age group from 14 to 17 years old competed in distances of 200m, 1,000m, 2,000m and the age group from 18 to 21 years old competed in distances of 200m, 1,000m, 3,000m.
From the starting area, athletes will hold SUPs and run to the beach, stand on SUPs to row to the markers at sea, then row and run to the finish line on the sand.
The competition requires athletes to be in good health, coordinate smoothly the transitional movements from the sand to the edge of the water, and move reasonably at sea to shorten the race, quickly reaching the finish line.
The National Club SUP has 2 categories. The weightlifting category for men and women includes 12 events: from 18 to 30 years old, competing in distances of 200m, 1,000m, 3,000m; from 31 to 41 years old, competing in distances of 200m, 1,000m, 3,000m and from 41 years old and above, competing in distances of 200m, 2,000m, 3,000m. The men's hard court category (open group) includes 3 events: 200m, 1,000m and 3,000m.
The National Youth Sailing Championship consists of 10 events for men's singles, women's singles and doubles (men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles) with Optimist, Laser 7, Laser 6, Laser 4 boats and 470 boats. This competition will be held at a time when the wind is favorable.
According to Mr. Tran Cong Tu - Director of the Da Nang City Sports Center, for many years Da Nang has always been chosen to host national boat races thanks to natural conditions and favorable infrastructure. These tournaments have contributed to affirming their prestige and professional quality, while making Da Nang a center for organizing, training and developing the country's marine sports movement.
"The static Cheo game movement in Da Nang has developed strongly in recent years, becoming a familiar activity for people and tourists. This tournament not only attracts more localities to participate but also contributes to widely promoting marine sports, associated with the goal of developing tourism and the marine economy of the city.
The tournament aims to promote the training movement in the community, especially among young people. Create a playground for young athletes to compete and help units and localities evaluate training and coaching work; at the same time, select promising athletes to supplement national teams to prepare for international tournaments in the coming time", said Mr. Tu.
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