(ANSA) – BOLOGNA, JANUARY 17 – The 2024 Dragon Boat World Championships have been awarded in Ravenna.
The Dragon Boat (dragon boat) is a sport originating in China and widespread all over the world, which includes competitions on long 20-seater canoes, characterized by a long, slightly curved keel, with the bow in the shape of a dragon’s head and the stern in the shape of a dragon’s tail.
The World Championships will be held in the first week of September 2024 at the Standiana di Savio di Ravenna, the headquarters of the Ravenna Rowing Club. 6,500 athletes and technicians from 35 nations are expected, with a forecast of around 50/60 thousand appearances in the 7 days of competition and 2 of training.
The European Championships will also be held in Ravenna, in the first week of September 2023, with the participation of about 2,000 / 2,500 athletes and technicians from 20 nations, for a total of about 15 thousand presences distributed over the 5 days of competition plus 2 of training. .
La Standiana is a large basin of water with an extension of 2,500 meters long and 700 meters wide and an 8-lane Olympic rowing field, one of the best equipped in Europe, set in a naturalistic context and close to the city. of art and renowned tourist destinations.
Dragon boats are boats 12.66 meters long and 1.06 meters wide. The competitions are part of the Dragon Boat Festival of the same name or Duanwu Festival, which takes place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, according to the Chinese calendar, in honor of the Chinese poet Qu Yuan. The history of the races dates back to ancient Chinese legends. (HANDLE).
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