Thousands of people jostle to watch boat racing on Mai Giang River

Huy Thu• February 26, 2019 09:21

(Baonghean.vn) - Following the fishing ceremony on Hoang Mai beach, the boat racing festival on Mai Giang river attracted thousands of locals and tourists.

The boat racing festival on Mai Giang river is one of the most anticipated activities for locals and tourists during the annual Con Temple festival. The river race for racing teams is 500m long, round trip.

People crowded both banks of the Mai Giang River to watch the boat racing festival. In the photo: The riverbank in front of the Con Temple gate

This year, there are 6 teams from 5 units participating in the boat racing festival at Con Temple, including: Quynh Phuong, Quynh Di, Quynh Lap (Hoang Mai Town), Quynh Luu and Hung Nguyen. The starting and finishing points of the racing boats are Con Temple bridge.

Members of the rowing team 2 of Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town.

Each racing boat has 24 people including: driver, signalman and swimmers. The teams are divided into 2 groups, racing in 3 rounds.

On the river, the racing teams compete with all their might. To win, in addition to physical strength, the racers must also know how to coordinate well with their teammates...

People stood on both sides of the river, anxiously watching the race.

On the first leg, the racing boats usually stick close together, but on the return leg, there is always a gap.

After exciting and dramatic races, the 2019 Con Temple boat racing festival ended in everyone's excitement. The two boat teams of Quynh Phuong ward won both first and second prizes; the Quynh Lap and Quynh Di boat teams won third prizes. In the photo: The organizing committee presented flags and gifts to the first prize winning team.