On August 17th, 2019 Youth Optimist Sailing International City Race and Monaco Optimist Team Race China Tournament opened in Sanya. About 50 young players from Xiamen, Fuzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Nantong, Haikou, Qionghai, and Sanya sailed from Sanya and started to compete for the eligibility to go to Monaco.
The event has been held in Sanya for two consecutive years. In August 2018, the first Youth Optimist Sailing International City Race and the Monaco Optimist Team Race China Tournament trials landed in Sanya. About 70 players from more than 10 national clubs participated in the event, and it selected six outstanding players as the representatives of China. The representative team went to Monaco to participate in the Monaco Optimist Team Race in January this year.
This year, the organizers expanded the scale of the event. From May to August, they held promotion competitions in four cities, such as Xiamen, Shenzhen, Suzhou and Sanya, attracting nearly 200 young players to participate in the selection. The organizers selected 12 players from the four-city promotion competitions to participate in the Finals in Sanya and compete for the eligibility to go to Monaco.
Source: Hainan Daily
Responsible editor: 陈书敏WeChat
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