Ice dragon boat has become an emerging global ice sport, which has received widespread attention and recognition. The ice dragon boat is an innovation on the basis of the traditional water dragon boat, but retains the technical skills and competitiveness of the original dragon boat, full of speed and passion, and reflects the team spirit of being in the same boat through thick and thin.
On January 29, the reporter of Jilin **Quan** saw on the track of the ice dragon boat super league at the main venue of the first China Jilin Songhua River Ice Skating Marathon Challenge and the National National Fitness New Year's greeting, that the dragon boats used by the contestants were ready.
The competition set up two events of 12-person ice dragon boat 100-meter and 200-meter straight race, divided into open group and local group, and invited 8 teams from outside the province to participate, including 3 foreign teams (35 players from Nigeria, South Africa, Panama and other countries), and more than 200 players are expected to participate. Wang Yang, the referee of the dragon boat event, told reporters.
When talking about the difference between ice dragon boat and water dragon boat, Wang Yang told reporters: "There is a big difference between ice dragon boat and water dragon boat. The ice dragon boat has skates under it, and there are skates to slide on the ice, and the slurry used for the competition is also different from the slurry of the ordinary dragon boat, the paddle on the water has paddle blades, and the ice dragon boat is composed of paddle rods and ice picks, and the power is generated by the ice picks. ”
According to Wang Yang, Luo Zhongyi, president of the International Ice Dragon Boat Federation, was also invited to the scene for guidance. "Tomorrow (January 30), the Ice Dragon Boat Super League will officially start on the vast Songhua River, and I believe that the competition among the players will be very exciting and fierce. ”
Author: Jilin **Quan**Reporter Zhang Kuan, Yao Siqi, Zou Pengliang, Qu Jingxun.