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First cross-Strait swimming race held

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-15 21:25

XIAMEN: The first Xiamen-Kinmen swimming event, crossing the Taiwan Strait, took place here on Saturday.

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A total of 100 swimmers, the same number from each side of the Strait, took part in the event, with the eldest at 61 and the youngest 15.

They set out from Yefengzhai Village, Huandao Road of Xiamenat at 10:30 A.M., and arrived at Shuangkou Village of Kinmen.

Awards ceremony and celebrating gatherings will be held right after.

The event was co-organized by the Chinese Swimming Association, Xiamen Municipal Government and the Chinese Taipei Swimming Association, Kinmen County Government.

Swimmers get ready for the Xiamen-Kinmen swimming event, crossing the Taiwan Strait, August 15, 2009. [Xinhua]

A general view shows the ceremony that marks the beginning of Xiamen-Kinmen swimming event in Xiamen, in south China's Fujian province, August 15, 2009. [Xinhua]

A general view shows the Xiamen-Kinmen swimming event in Xiamen, in south China'sFujianprovince, August 15, 2009. [Xinhua]