2026 world beach sprint finalsWest coastNew zone. New zone on the west coast
On the evening of 17 october, sponsored by the world sailing federation, china sailing association, shandong provincial sports bureauAoshimaThe world beach sprint finals 2026, co-sponsored by the municipal people's government, opened in the new zone on the west coast of qingdao. The event was the top of the annual plan of the world seaboat federation, and one of the highest-specified and most costly international single events in the global beach sprinting project. This beach-sprinting finals, the top annual olympic games, bring together the best players from all over the country to fight for power and to transcend self。
The competition attracted a total of 302 athletes from 52 countries and regions. The event was the largest number of countries outside europe. Of these, nine countries, colombia and indonesia, were for the first time visible. The event brought together the previous world champions and the new international champions, and the overall level of competition and the scale of participation made a historic breakthrough。
The 18 october competition officially began and ended on 21 october, with four competition days and 10 competition projects covering adult groups, youth groups and inclusive groups. China's national team is fully engaged in the battle, participating in all but nine of its inclusive projects, and demonstrating china's ability to compete in water for national glory。
The beach sprinting competition, unlike the traditional stilling boats, is a complex racing project that integrates the beach run, boards the boat, rows at sea and sets the beach. The contestants are required to take off on the beach and to board the boat and return to the beach sub-line after completing the required route at sea, such as de-posting. The project has received wider attention and development in the country since 2023, when the ioc announced its inclusion in the 2028 olympic games in los angeles, and in 2025, for the first time, the project was included in the official series of the fifteenth whole games, attracting a growing number of athletes. The short, fast-paced sand-sprinting process and natural sea conditions, such as waves, tides and sea winds, can influence the outcome of the competition and put a very high test on the ability of the contestants to burst, conduct water and combine psychological qualities. The field is close to the beach, and the audience can feel the glamour of the race at close range and see very well。
As the venue for the event, qingdao has continuously introduced and built a series of international-level, national-level high-water sports events, and marine sports such as boats have developed rapidly. For the third consecutive year, qingdao held a national beach-sprinting invitation contest. Qingdao athletes are also showing up on the stage. In 2025, in the asian coast boat beach sprinting championship, aoshima's enthusiast, li lo lok, won the female u19 single-party race, and won the mixed two-person boat race with her teammates; and in the fifteenth world games, aoshima xiaog won two gold medals, liu xiaoxiang, and his partner won the female eight one-oars with rudders, while liu young-dee the eight men with the rudders. In 2026, the qingdao delegation won 11 gold, 7 silver and 6 copper for the 26th sports boat project in shandong province, and the best record since the city of qingdao participated in the provincial shipping boat project, amply highlighting the capacity of the sports reserve for the qingdao water boat project。
Qingdao evening paper/awaima news/hashishima journalist chen xiaochuan
