Dragon boat tournament kicks off in Guizhou

The 2026 "Colorful Guizhou" Dragon Boat Series and the 2026 China Traditional Dragon Boat Tournament kick off on June 18 in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo provided to eguizhou.gov.cn]

This year's event features 61 dragon boat teams competing across three competition categories: men's traditional rowing, men's free rowing, and women's traditional dragon boat 500m straight track racing. [Photo provided to eguizhou.gov.cn]

The preliminary rounds are conducted in two stages, with the top eight teams advancing to the finals on June 19 based on their combined times from both rounds. [Photo provided to eguizhou.gov.cn]