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Power surfboards combine surfing skills with the passion of power racing. Relying on the continuous accumulation of mass base in high-level events such as the World Games and National Championships, a domestic athlete competition and training system is gradually established.
China News Service, October 5. The three-day 2026 "Jianhu" Power Surfboard Grand Prix and National Fitness Power Surfboard Series (Shaoxing Keqiao Station) recently kicked off, with a total of 158 players participating.
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Power surfboards combine surfing skills with the passion of power racing. Relying on the continuous accumulation of mass base in high-level events such as the World Games and National Championships, a domestic athlete competition and training system is gradually established.
This event is guided by the International Motor Boat Federation and hosted by the Qingdao Sailing School of the State Sports General Administration. The event consists of three categories: STOCK men's and women's ring racing, JUNIOR men's and women's ring racing, and PUBLIC obstacle slalom, taking into account professional competitive competition and national fitness participation. The finals of each category will be held on the 5th.
In addition to top domestic players such as Zhang Maozhu and Gao Jiayin, this competition also attracted more than ten high-level foreign athletes to participate, which enhanced the competitive content of the competition.
According to the organizer, a professional timing and scoring system independently developed in China and benchmarked against the standards of the Power Surfboard World Championship has also been put into use in this event, which can record the speed of each lap of the players in milliseconds. (over)

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