A parachuting test event for the 7th Military World Games is held at the Hannan General Aviation Airport in the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone in Central China's Hubei province on June 12. [Photo provided to China Daily]
A parachuting test event for the 7th Military World Games (MWG) kicked off at the Hannan General Aviation Airport in the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone (WHDZ) in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on June 12.
A total of 10 Chinese teams participate in nine competitions during the four-day event. Participating teams include those from Beijing, Gansu province, Sichuan province, Hunan province, and Shaanxi province.
The event is meant to evaluate and improve facilities for the 7th MWG, which will be held in Wuhan from Oct 18 to 27.
A total of 318 volunteers from the Hubei Land Resources Vocational College provide services during the event.
Located in the southwest part of the WHDZ, the Hannan General Aviation Airport is one of China's leading airports, featuring a 1,600-meter-long and 30-meter-wide runway and a 40,000-square-meter FBO (fixed-base operation) area –– the largest among the country's general aviation airports.
The airport hosted the World Fly-in Expo in November 2017 and May 2019 and the RENO International Championship Air Races in November 2018.
From April to September, more than 30 test events will be conducted on all venues in Wuhan in preparation for the MWG.
Parachuting teams during the test event at the Hannan General Aviation Airport in the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone [Photo provided to China Daily]
Parachuters wave to visitors during the event in the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone in Hubei province, on June 12. [Photo provided to China Daily]
