Schools sink boat race
By Wang Xiang |
June 9, 2010, Wednesday
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TSINGHUA and Peking universities have said they are to "indefinitely cancel" an annual boat race between the two prestigious Chinese schools.
The Peking-Tsinghua match was modeled on the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, and began in 1999. But it came to a premature end this year as the fun and sportsmanship were replaced by underhand tricks and fierce competition, yesterday's China Youth Daily reported.
The event started as an event to bring the two schools' alumni together. But soon each side found defeat too bitter a pill to swallow, especially in front of famous graduates.
In 2008, Tsinghua University won in the race, but the result was canceled because the judges found several professional rowers in its team. In 2009, Peking University's championship was canceled for the same reason.
Both universities confirmed the event would not be held this year and the teams have stopped recruiting new rowers. But they said the rowing teams were still in training.
When asked why the event was canceled, both universities said Beijing had no rivers suitable for training and the event was proving too costly, the report said.
When Peking won the first race in 1999, the two teams were coached by university teachers.
But today, national level coaches are hired and rowers have to train seven months a year.
The Peking-Tsinghua match was modeled on the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, and began in 1999. But it came to a premature end this year as the fun and sportsmanship were replaced by underhand tricks and fierce competition, yesterday's China Youth Daily reported.
The event started as an event to bring the two schools' alumni together. But soon each side found defeat too bitter a pill to swallow, especially in front of famous graduates.
In 2008, Tsinghua University won in the race, but the result was canceled because the judges found several professional rowers in its team. In 2009, Peking University's championship was canceled for the same reason.
Both universities confirmed the event would not be held this year and the teams have stopped recruiting new rowers. But they said the rowing teams were still in training.
When asked why the event was canceled, both universities said Beijing had no rivers suitable for training and the event was proving too costly, the report said.
When Peking won the first race in 1999, the two teams were coached by university teachers.
But today, national level coaches are hired and rowers have to train seven months a year.
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