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Recent years, the CPC Rizhao Municipal Government and Rizhao Municipal Government has made great efforts to develop the sports economy and proposed the strategy of “building Rizhao into the City of Water Sports”. With the favorable natural environment and water sports conditions, Rizhao planned and constructed the International Water Sports Base which is the most advanced in Asia and leading in the world. The Base has complete race facilities for water sports items and can meet the requirements of hosting important international and domestic sports events. It was designated as National Water Sports Training Base and Training Venue for 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta and Race Venue for Water Sports Regatta of 11th National Games of China. It has successively hosted a series of important water sports events, such as 2004 National Sailing Championship, 2005 International Europe Class World Championship, 2005 Neil Pryde RS:X China International Invitation Tournament, 2005 National Youth Sailboard Championship, 2005 National Funboard Championship. It will host 2006 International 470 Class World Championship, 2007 the First China Water Sports Regatta and 2008 Warm-up Race for 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta as well as all water sports items of 11th National Games of China.Water Sports is becoming the unique feature of Rizhao for outside world.
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