一、Event Time and VenueJanuary

10th - 12th, 2018, Longze Lake Park in Duolun County

二、Competition Schedule

On January 10th, the opening ceremony of the 2nd Inner Mongolia Xilingol "Duolunuoer · Xingang Cup" Ice Dragon Boat Race will be held at 9:00 am, followed by the local group competitions. In the afternoon, the domestic group competitions and the joint meeting of the World Championships teams will be held.

On January 11th, in the morning, the preliminaries, semi-finals, and quarter-finals of the 100-meter and 200-meter straight track races for the four-person coxed and four-person coxless ice dragon boats in the open group of the World Championships will be held. In the afternoon, the 12-person ice dragon boats in the open group of the World Championships will have their 100-meter and 200-meter straight track races' preliminaries, semi-finals, and quarter-finals held.

Onn January 12th: The opening ceremony of the 1st World Ice Dragon Boat Championships organized by the International Ice Dragon Boat Federation (IIDBF) will be held from 13:30 to 14:30. From 14:30 to 15:30, the ranking races, minor finals and finals of the 100-meter and 200-meter straight track races for the four-person coxed, four-person coxless and 12-person ice dragon boats in the open group of the World Championships will be held (live broadcast on CCTV5). The awarding ceremony will also be held.

三、 Spectators' Guide

(1) To ensure the smooth progress of the event and the personal safety of the spectators, we kindly remind the general public to choose public transportation as much as possible for traveling and to watch the event in a civilized manner. Citizens who drive to the event should park their vehicles in the designated areas of Government Square and then walk to the stadium to watch the event.

 (2)  Citizens who go to the venue to watch the event should keep warm and protected, follow the instructions of the on-site staff, and pay attention to personal safety.

 (3) The CCTV Sports Channel (CCTV5) will broadcast the grand occasion of the World Championships live from 14:30 to 15:30 on January 12th. Citizens can watch the live TV broadcast at home.

To ensure safety, the elderly, children, disabled people, pregnant women, and others are advised not to go to the venue to watch the event. Please travel safely, watch the event civilized, and jointly contribute to successfully holding the 1st World Ice Dragon Boat Championships organized by the International Ice Dragon Boat Federation (IIDBF).