On August 9, the Yushu Plateau Rafting World Championships opened in Yushu City, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. 23 high-level teams from 17 countries, including China, New Zealand, and the Czech Republic, and nearly 150 contestants competed in the source of the Three Rivers in China. Challenge many high-level tracks.
This event is divided into four events: sprint race, confrontation race, obstacle race and long-distance race. The Yushu Tongtianhe track has great advantages in terms of water volume, flow speed, and drop. The natural drop of the river makes the event extremely challenging. The drifting track is a rare high-level excellent track in China and even in the world.
Yushu, with an average altitude of 4,500 meters, is the birthplace of the three major rivers: the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River. With the "innate advantages" of geographical conditions, Yushu and the International Rafting Federation held the Rafting World Cup in 2016. This is the first time this event has been held in China. It is also the first time in the history of the Rafting World Cup that it will be held in a city above 4,000 meters above sea level.
In 2018, Yushu State and the International Rafting Federation joined hands again. After the first rafting in China in 2015, the 2016 Yushu Rafting World Cup and the 2017 National SUP Club League, Yushu has accumulated a certain amount of experience in the operation of international high-level rafting events. In addition to improving the infrastructure of the rafting track and other venues this year, the organizing committee also carried out professional rafting lifesaving training and emergency support for plateau events.
The event has built a channel to gain an in-depth understanding of the charm of Yushu city through the media of sports events. Let more countries and rafting athletes who love nature and rivers have the opportunity to enter Yushu and experience the beauty of the Three Rivers. Under the guidance of the new Yushu spirit of "towards a new era of ecological civilization, and jointly build a harmonious and beautiful new Yushu", Yushu will also make good use of the characteristic card of "rafting", making Yushu an internationally renowned tourist destination for rare plateau ecological rafting, In order to promote the promotion of tourism products in the whole territory of Yushu and the dissemination of Yushu Kangba culture.
Joe Willis Jones, President of the International Rafting Federation, said at the opening ceremony: "Rafting is a sport that brings people from all over the world together, allowing us to enjoy the company of nature while doing physical exercise. Yushu held such a The activity also reflects the awe of nature by local officials and people, and together we will use rafting to let more people understand the charm of great rivers."
Geza, deputy mayor of Yushu City, said: At present, Yushu has accumulated certain experience in the operation of international high-level rafting events. In addition to improving the infrastructure of the rafting track and other venues this year, the organizing committee also carried out professional rafting lifesaving training and emergency support for plateau events. Yushu will also make good use of the characteristic card of "rafting", making Yushu an internationally renowned tourist destination for plateau ecological rafting.
In recent years, Yushu on the plateau has given full play to its unique natural resources, which has comprehensively enhanced the popularity and influence of "Rafting in Yushu" at home and abroad. Accelerate the deep integration of cultural, sports and tourism resources. In the future, Yushu will definitely move towards an international and market-oriented scientific development model, achieving "high-level competitions, distinctive content, and refined culture", laying a foundation for promoting the healthy development of "sports + tourism".
This year's World Championships is jointly sponsored by the International Rafting Federation, the Water Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the Qinghai Provincial Sports Bureau and the Yushu Prefecture People's Government, and undertaken by the Yushu Municipal People's Government.
