The 2014 China Linfen International Universities Rowing Race started on July 27 in the city of Linfen, North China’s Shanxi province. A total of 12 rowing teams from top universities both at home and abroad, including the University of Cambridge, Yale University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, participated in the international event. The team from University of Amsterdam stood out as the champion of the men’s event, while New Zealand’s University of Otago won the women’s rowing.

The women's preliminary contest of the 2014 China Linfen International Universities Rowing Race is in full swing on July 27. [Photo by Fan Minda/Xinhua]