Reporter Wang Zhiqiu and Men Jiewei.
A few days ago, the first China Jilin Songhua River Ice Marathon Challenge and the main venue of the 2024 National Fitness New Year's Greeting were held in Jingyu County, Baishan City, Jilin Province.
The successful holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics has promoted the leapfrog development of ice and snow sports in China. In this ice and snow season, Jingyu County focused on the skating marathon and simultaneously carried out 10 ice and snow events and 10 ice and snow experience activities, setting off a new upsurge of ice and snow sports.
Innovate the holding of outdoor skating events.
Bang! As the starting gun sounded, on the frozen Songhua River, the 1,855 runners who participated in the skating marathon challenge leaned over and swung their arms forward. The commentary of the on-site host, the friction between the ice blades and the ice surface, and the cheering and shouting of the audience played a "symphony" on the ice.
It is understood that the skating marathon challenge is currently the largest outdoor skating event in China, and the competition sets up two events: half skating marathon and mini skating marathon (5 km). The competition venue is natural ice, and the track is 12 meters wide and 10 meters long5 km at 25 km, 10A turnaround point is set up at 5 km.
As a new event, this year's Challenge is a wonderful ice sports event. Zhao Weichang, the chief referee of the ice skating marathon and a famous speed skater, said that this is the first large-scale skating event held in natural waters in Jilin Province. "Hopefully this event will continue to be held. He said.
The competition attracted many skaters to the arena. "Ice and snow sports are played from childhood to adulthood. Zhang Hanwen, who is participating in an ice marathon for the first time, said that every winter, he skates on the outdoor ice rink with his "skaters". After hearing the news of the competition, I immediately signed up for the competition, "As a hobbyist, everyone is very excited to participate in such a professional competition. ”
In order to ensure that the competition is carried out safely on natural ice, meticulous and professional event security is very important. According to reports, the organizers hired experts to conduct three ice explorations in the stage and confirmed that the average thickness of the ice layer reached 47The construction of the track will be carried out only after 7 cm and the load capacity can reach more than 5 tons. A number of professional and technical personnel from Changchun, Yanbian, Siping, Tonghua and other places are also dispatched to be responsible for ice pouring in the field, and continue to polish and maintain the track.
In addition, the organizer set up 12 supply stations along the course to provide heating facilities, ginger syrup, bread and other supplies for the runners. Recruit 430 volunteers and set up 23 service support teams; Pre-lease 150 buses from the passenger transport company to ensure the ...... of transportation services during the event
Stimulate the public's enthusiasm for ice and snow sports.
Come on, baby! On the side of the track, Cui Jing from Changchun took pictures with her mobile phone while cheering for her little grandson who participated in the race.
Cui Jing's grandson, who is 8 years old this year, signed up for the mini skating marathon. "Children have been interested in ice and snow sports since they were young. Cui Jing said, "Participating in the skating marathon not only exercises the body, but also tempers the will, so that children can fully enjoy the fun of sports." ”
In Jilin Province, in winter, the Songhua River has become an excellent "stadium" for ice and snow events, and has also cultivated a large number of ice and snow sports enthusiasts.
The participants of this year's Ice Skate Marathon Challenge cover three age groups: old, middle and young. "It's great to be on the 'doorstep'. The 63-year-old Jiang Yongping said, "Today I also fully demonstrated the style of players of our age. ”
In addition to expanding the number of participants, the organizers also held a variety of activities to further stimulate the public's enthusiasm for participating in ice and snow sports
The rope was tightened, and when it was pulled hard, and from time to time it was whipped, the top spun on the ice. Playing with the spinning top, also known as the "ice monkey pumping", is a traditional winter game in the northern region, and it is also a sports activity that integrates entertainment and fitness.
During the event, Yingshanhong Square, Huayuankou Town, Jingyu County, held a "Ice Monkey" exhibition match with nearly 2,000 participants. "It feels like going back to my childhood. Teng Qihui, a teacher at Yang Jingyu Primary School in Jingyu County, said that the "Ice Monkey" project with Northeast characteristics has become part of the series of events, which makes people very happy.
The series of activities of this event not only included many competitions, but also held interesting activities such as the "Ice Monkey" exhibition competition, the 100-meter ice climbing plow race, the snow ball game, and the snow football match, with a total of more than 7,000 participants.
Jilin is striving to build more ice and snow event platforms to attract more people to participate. Mu Dapeng, director of the Jilin Provincial Sports Bureau, said.
Promote the integrated development of various business formats.
Following the aroma of the iron pot stew, the reporter came to the Snow Valley Market Scenic Area on the south side of the skating marathon challenge track. As far as the eye can see, ice waterfalls, snowmen, ice slides, wooden houses, red lanterns, etc. are dizzying, and the whole scenic area is very lively.
The snow scenery and the wooden houses are very local character. Li Kaiyan, who had just finished the competition, said, "We plan to stay here for a few more days and have a good time." ”
Wang Ding, deputy secretary of the Jingyu County Party Committee, introduced that in combination with the event, Jingyu County designed the "Songhua River Snow Valley Market" with a total area of 200,000 square meters, which gathered many cultural tourism projects with local characteristics for tourists to experience.
In front of a stall in the market, Han Song, the first secretary of Zhuzihe Village in Jingyu County, was shouting for the village's agricultural products. "Less than an hour after the opening ceremony, more than 500 yuan was sold. Han Song said, "This event is a good platform for the village's high-quality agricultural products to be promoted to the outside world, which will help farmers increase their income." According to statistics, from January 30 to February 13, the Snow Valley Market received more than 270,000 tourists, with a total income of more than 50 million yuan.
In recent years, Baishan City has actively taken advantage of ice and snow resources, held a number of ice and snow activities, launched 6 ice and snow tourism boutique routes, and promoted the integration of culture, sports and tourism. Xie Zhongyan, Secretary of the Baishan Municipal Party Committee, said that Baishan City will take this event as an opportunity to accelerate the construction of the Jilin Ice and Snow Sports Center project, further stimulate the public's enthusiasm for ice and snow sports, and promote the high-quality development of the ice and snow industry.
People** 2024-02-20 13th edition).