Attractive boat racing on Moc River in front of Hoang Muoi Temple
(Baonghean.vn) - Within the framework of the 2019 Hoang Muoi Temple Festival in Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district (Nghe An), the boat racing festival took place on Moc river, attracting a large number of locals and tourists.
Clip: Exciting racing scenes. |
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The boat racing festival was held on Moc River, in front of Hoang Muoi Temple on the afternoon of November 5. |
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This year, there are 7 racing teams from Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Yen Thanh districts and Vinh city participating in the boat racing festival at Hoang Muoi Temple. The boat delivery location is the river wharf in front of Hoang Muoi Temple. The green race track for the racing teams is nearly 1,500m long. |
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The teams are ready to enter the competition with the spirit of "all out for victory". |
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The boat racing festival goes through many rounds. In the outer round, pairs of teams compete with each other to choose the winning team to go to the inner round. The old bridge upstream of Moc River is the starting point. |
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People gathered on the bridge in front of Hoang Muoi Temple to cheer for the boat racing teams. |
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Each racing team has 14 athletes including the driver, swimmer and skipper. Elderly people with experience on the water are often chosen as boat drivers. |
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The teams entered the next round on equal footing. To beat their opponents, the athletes not only had to be physically fit and have excellent swimming skills, but also had to coordinate closely with each other on the racetrack. |
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After many rounds, the boat racing team of Hung Long commune (Hung Nguyen) won first prize, the team of Hung Loi commune (Hung Nguyen) won second prize, and two racing teams from Nam Dan district and Vinh city won third prize. |