OVER 300 CHINA’S SAILING, WINDSURFING ATHLETES BEGIN TRAINING IN HAIKOU

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Bernama) -- Over 300 athletes of China's national and provincial sailing and windsurfing teams from Shanghai, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other regions recently assembled in Haikou, Hainan Province, to start their first training in the new year.

According to a statement, they are making active preparations for the Tokyo Olympics and the 14th National Games of China.

Being the only free trade port in China, Hainan also boasts a strong sports industry base, a pleasing climate, an advantageous geographic location and convenient transportation, while also having broad prospects for water sports and sports tourism.

The National Sailing and Windsurfing Base on the Haikou Xixiu Beach is where the national sailing and windsurfing team carries out winter training. It is also the largest sailing base in Asia.

Since 1983, Haikou has become a winter training base for China's national sailing and windsurfing team, attracting sailing and windsurfing teams across the country for winter training, every year.

At 2018-end, the public pier project of the National Sailing and Windsurfing Base was completed and opened to both professional athletes and tourists for sailing, windsurfing, cruise ships, yachts and other leisure services.

-- BERNAMA