Huang Zuping: equestrian sports need perfecting
- By Zhang Rui
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China needs to add mid-level rounds to the current status of the sport and perfect its overall settings, skilled Chinese equestrian Huang Zuping said on Sunday night at a seminar during the China Equestrian Festival 2012.
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China's very first Olympic equestrian athlete Huang Zuping, 49, speaks during the first Equestrian Seminar of the Wenjiang China Equestrian Festival, Sichuan Province, Oct. 14, 2012. [China.org.cn] |
"The biggest absence in the national equestrian competition is the mid-level (130 cm) event, which is a necessary way to attain a higher level," said Huang Zuping, 49, China's very first Olympic equestrian athlete .
The first Equestrian Seminar took place Sunday, attracting experts and representatives from Australia, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany during the China Equestrian Festival 2012 which runs in Chengdu's Wenjiang District from Oct. 13 to Oct. 20.
The lack of an interim level in the competition settings made young Chinese equestrians not have many opportunities to practice and learn. So now only the veteran and older equestrians will compete on the higher level.
Huang's best performance was a 6th place at the 2008 Germany Hagen Qualification. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the show jumping events, but failed to win a medal.
According to Huang, the number of sportsmen who can participate on the levels of 145 cm and above, is currently set at no more than 20 across China. But while the elite is quite scarce, the equestrian sport needs to be promoted and boosted by more younger participants.
Huang mentioned in his speech that he hoped the national competition would be able to add the mid-level rounds by next year. Only by doing this, can the sport attract more riders and horses.
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