46.38 seconds! When the famous Connor Baxter heard about his achievements, he also felt a little strange. Although there is no comparability in the performance of paddleboard project due to different waters, the significance of this achievement in the players' eyes is comparable to the world record. On October 26, the competition for the second competition day of the world Rowing Championships of the international canoeing Federation"Dongfan Cup" in 2019 ended in the Olympic Sailing Center. Connor Baxter from Hawaii, USA and Olivia Piana from France won the championship respectively in the men's and women's open group of 200m straight-line race, which was the most popular competition on the day. On that day, Qingdao was sunny and the competition conditions of the outer harbor pool of the Olympic Sailing Center were excellent, and these world top experts did not fail to live up to the great scenery and offered a rare and wonderful competition for the audience.

The great God of oar strokes a miracle for 46.38 seconds

26 is the second competition day of this competition. Compared with the 18 kilometer long-distance competition on the first day, the audience on the shore finally realized the unique speed and passion of competitive sports on that day. The 200m straight-line race in the outer harbor pool of the Olympic Sailing Center is destined to be the focus of this competition. The final final match of the day is the men's open group. This competition is more brilliant because of the participation of a number of top experts, such as Connor Baxter, Claudio Nika.

Before the start of the competition, some athletes and players have begun to look for the best viewing point in the award platform."Look at the water!" At the start of the shooting, the players waved their oars in response. In the golden setting sun, the audience watched the glittering water splashing on the water from afar and couldn't help cheering excitedly. Then there's the voice of cheering for all the gods. Almost between the lightning and the stone fire, American Connor Baxter has gained an obvious advantage, which can be called"far ahead" of the opponent. In the end, the famous player won the championship with 46.38 seconds.

For this achievement, Connor said"super satisfied" in an interview."The competition is really fierce. I can clearly hear the sound of water flow on both sides during the competition. Because of the requirement of an instant burst, the muscles are constantly contracting, but I continue to encourage myself to move forward, so I finally got a better place."

Human and natural conditions give birth to top speed

Zhou Zhenghao, a senior domestic enthusiast, participated in the first day of the long-distance race. He didn't participate in the straight-line race on that day. However, as a commentator, he watched the race in detail. For the good results of Connor and other competitors, he thought that it had a lot to do with the weather, hydrology and other aspects of the day."Compared with the long-distance race, today's straight-line race is in the harbor, Whether it is wind speed or water flow, relatively comfortable, and today the weather is particularly good, the wind is also very strong. For the men's open group's 46.38 second mark, he thought it was definitely the world's top level,"I haven't heard of a faster speed before."

In Connor Baxter's view, in addition to the above factors, the organizing committee's various intimate arrangements are also the necessary prerequisite for them to achieve good results."In fact, we train very hard every day. For example, I have to train three times a day. The distance from the hotel to the training ground is not close, and the organizing committee is fully concerned about this, so that our training can be carried out according to the plan." He said that this is his first time to participate in the competition in Qingdao, which is a"significant moment." this is the first time that paddlers from all over the world have come together to participate in the world championships, and we attach great importance to this performance. And the organizing committee has a proper arrangement. It's all for the sake of the athletes. Everything is the priority of the athletes, which is also the key factor for us to play at a high level."

Olivia Piana, champion of the women's open group, spoke highly of the trip to Qingdao after the competition. Today's competition felt very different. I felt that I had a good speed in the competition. This is a gold medal!" She said the weather was good and the venue was very convenient for the audience to watch."I also hope more teenagers can experience the joy of this sport."

Chinese players get valuable training opportunities

Although the competition on that day can be called the"fairy fight" among foreign high-level players, the performance of Chinese players on that day was also very eye-catching. In the other six groups of competition on that day, Tao Jie got a good result of 1 gold, 1 silver and 5 copper, among which Tao Jie won the champion of 50 + groups of women's speed masters.

The paddle board project has been popularized rapidly in China in recent two or three years. Compared with the development of foreign countries in the past twenty or thirty years, it is obviously still immature. However, the process of catching up with Chinese players was not slow. In the men's and women's open group competition on that day, although Chinese players did not win medals, several Chinese players also rushed to the final. Among them, Jiang Lei won the sixth place. He Xudong, who also participated in the competition, said that as the paddle sport is just emerging in China, there is no relatively mature competition system at present. Usually, we mainly rely on studying the training and competition video of high-level players to carry out theoretical improvement. Of course, the domestic competitions are also increasing in the past two years."This competition with experts is very exciting and we have learned a lot Many, such as their starting, handling crosswinds and adjusting skills during the competition, all open our eyes."

The Chinese national team sent 12 players, 6 men and 6 women, aged 16-18, to participate in the competition. Coach Jia chuantao introduced that these players are basically from the kayak project. In order to prepare for the world championships, they started training a few months ago. There are many deficiencies in both the level of competition and the experience of participation."So the biggest significance of this competition is to train our team" On the spot, the young players' thirst for knowledge of the game was also written on their faces,"Oh, my English level still needs to be improved. I didn't understand the broadcast just now." People can't help but want to say to them: come on, star of the future!