The 2026 National Roller Skating (Speed Skating) Open (Ningxia Yinchuan Station) begins

China News Service, Yinchuan, October 17 (Reporter Yang Di) The 2026 National Roller Skating (Speed ​​Skating) Open (Ningxia Yinchuan Station) officially started on the 17th. 21 teams and nearly 300 participating athletes from many places across the country gathered in Saishanghu City to compete on a professional track and start a two-day speed roller skating competition.

Game scene. Photo courtesy of Yinchuan Sports Bureau

The competition groups are set up to cover all age groups. There are eight competition groups: adult group, youth group A, youth group B, youth group A, youth group B, youth group C, youth group D, and promotion group. Each group has men's and women's events, taking into account professional competitiveness and universal popularity.

The event includes a 300-meter time trial, a 500-meter +D race, a 1,000-meter race, a 5,000-meter points race, a 10,000-meter knockout race, a 3,000-meter relay race, and other events. Short-distance sprints, long-distance tactical games, and team relay collaborative operations are staged in turn, fully demonstrating the speed charm and competitive style of speed roller skating.

On the first day of the competition, as the referee's starting gun sounded, the participating athletes galloped out wearing professional protective gear and uniforms. They leaned down to lower their center of gravity, swing their arms steadily and exert force. The axles under their feet rotated rapidly, drawing smooth and neat arcs of motion on the flat track. In the straight racing stage, the athletes pedal with all their strength, sprint at top speed, and overtake bravely, showing their thunderous speed; in the curve competition, the athletes bend accurately, securely position, and change direction flexibly, and their movements are connected smoothly and crisply; in the long-distance competition, athletes reasonably distribute their physical energy, adjust the rhythm tacitly, and calmly compete in endurance and tactics; in the relay field, the team members have smooth handovers and tacit understanding, fully demonstrating the sports spirit of unity and cooperation.

Game scene. Photo courtesy of Yinchuan Sports Bureau

This event is hosted by the Chinese Roller Skating Association, Ningxia Sports Bureau, and Yinchuan Municipal People's Government. It is jointly organized by Yinchuan Sports Bureau, Yinchuan Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television Bureau, Yinchuan Municipal Health Commission, and Jinfeng District People's Government. It is co-organized by Yinchuan Sports Center, Yinchuan Ice and Roller Skating Association, and Jinfeng District Culture, Tourism, Sports, Radio, Film and Television Bureau. During the event, Yinchuan City will use the competition as a media and physical activity to gather momentum, rely on the national event platform to drive sports consumption, activate the city's vitality, and promote the normalization and popularization of national fitness sports throughout the region. (over)