Yao Ming is here in Yangzhou! The Cambridge Boating Team is here in Yangzhou! Recently, Yangzhou prides itself on celebrities who’ve made their appearances in this city sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze. The Deep Diving Grand Canal Center has been completed and the first Sino-British School Rowing Competition kicks off simultaneously today. Afterwards, the public will have free access to professional lessons on land training programs. The water course is expected to become a world-class rowing base.
Cambridge Boating Team comes to Yangzhou
The Cambridge Boating Team, made up of 12 players and two staff members, is the most powerful Cambridge University lightweight boating team in nearly five years. Organizers told reporter on April 10.
Tang Shanshan, deputy general manager of Deep Diving Sports Health (Shenzhen), said that originated in England, the sport of boating has a long history. The most famous Oxford-Cambridge boat race holds a history of nearly 200 years. The Cambridge University Boat Club was founded in 1828 and Cambridge challenged Oxford to the first boat race in 1829. Since then, the contest between the two prestigious British universities on the Thames has become a race attracting world attention. Thanks to a team of professional coaches, the Cambridge University Boat Club has developed into one of the world's highest-level university boating teams, its athletes being students from all departments of the university.
The counterparts this time are seven boating teams from universities in southeast China. A special team made up of entrepreneurs also participated in the boating competition. The time was 10 a.m., April 11.
Locals could learn about land training for free
"This is a sports competition, meanwhile a cultural fusion." Wu Jun, secretary of the New Town Party Working Committee of Ecological Science and Technology and secretary of the Discipline Working Committee, said that the boating movement is very environmental friendly that it does not involve any fuels or emission. The ecological technical town will make ecological protection its priority, then develop new economy industry in the modes of "ecological + technology", "ecological + sports", "ecological + exhibition", "ecological + tourism".
It’s learned that during the trial operation of the Grand Canal Centre, professional trainers will be around to teach land boating free of charge, and then proceed to launch training in water after the facilities are completed. A few years ago, the Deep Diving Sports Health (Shenzhen) has successfully begun its operation mode in Beijing and Shenzhen. At present, the Centre offers a series of courses, including one-day, one-week, and one-month course packages based on the training sessions. Flexible for individual workout and team building, the base will be operated as a small complex that offers buffet and dorms.
