The fourth leg of the 2026 Guangzhou Dragon Boat Super League begins and the Dolomite Yagang Dragon Boat Team wins the championship

China News Service, Guangzhou, September 27 (Reporter Wang Jian) ​​The fourth leg of the 2026 Guangzhou Dragon Boat Super League started on the 26th at Huangpuyong Chisha Beigu Ferry in Guangzhou. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Guangzhou Longwei Group, the Bay Area Longteng Group Men’s Open Group and the Mixed Men’s and Women’s Group debuted one after another, bringing holiday activities that combine water racing with onshore technology experiences for citizens and tourists.

The game scene. Photo provided by the event organizing committee

According to reports, the event is co-sponsored by the Guangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, Guangzhou Municipal Commerce Bureau, and Guangzhou Sports Federation. The Guangzhou Longwei Group of this site is open to the 32 teams that have registered in the league. The competition event is the 22-man standard dragon boat men's 300-meter straight race, using a three-lane setting.

After experiencing the test of the 500-meter track at Baiyun Station, each team once again faced the 300-meter short-distance competition. Starting reaction, paddle frequency connection and sprint rhythm became the key to competing for ranking. Returning to familiar waters, the team must not only leverage the experience accumulated in previous competitions, but also make timely adjustments according to opponents and track conditions.

On the track, the drummer drives the rhythm with the drum beats, the oarsmen enter the water together and work together to push forward, and the helmsman controls the course steadily. Every time the paddle is added and every speed increase in short-distance racing tests the cooperation of the whole team. The oars stirred up the water, and the dragon boat galloped towards the finish line. The cheers from the shore echoed with the drums on the water.

After the competition that day, Baiyunshimen Yagang Dragon Boat Team won the Guangzhou Longwei Group Championship, Huadu 330 Dragon Boat Team and Panyu District Nancun City Tou Dragon Boat Team won the second and third place respectively. The results of this station will be included in the points of the Guangzhou Longwei group competition, which will further affect the accumulated points and ranking of each team. According to the competition regulations, the top 10 teams in the Guangzhou Longwei Group with the highest total points in the first four sub-stations will advance to the Gold Cup Group of the annual finals, and the remaining teams will participate in the Silver Cup Group Finals. The performance of each subsequent station will still determine the final grouping.

In addition, the Dragon Supermarket will be held simultaneously with the water events, and lucky bag redemption, drink consumption and robot experience will be connected to each other, giving the audience more choices to stay and experience between watching the games. Watching games, visiting markets, and experiencing technological applications along the waterfront with family and friends have become a way for people to get close to the city's waterfront during this holiday. The nostalgia and spirit of unity carried by dragon boats are also expressed more daily in festival gatherings. (over)