▲Equipment inspection of the participating teams.
On the morning of November 7, the opening ceremony of the 2025 THE DOOR International Rope Rescue Invitational Tournament was held in Hengyang. 13 rescue teams from home and abroad, a total of 91 participants, gathered in Yancheng, and nearly 100 Chinese and foreign rescuers attended the scene. Gong Weibing, deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Emergency Management Department, attended and announced the launch of the event.
▲The scene of the opening ceremony.
The event was hosted by the Organizing Committee of the event, guided by the Hunan Provincial Emergency Management Department and the Hengyang Municipal People's Government, and assisted by the Hunan Mobile Team and the Hengyang Emergency Bureau. It is understood that this event combines the characteristics of Hengyang's regional disasters, integrates technical means such as Beidou navigation and intelligent wearables, and has eight major group projects such as "Black Hole Accretion", "Qingyun Zhi" and "Red Furnace Snow", covering multiple practical rescue links such as serious injuries and trapped people in real scenarios such as cliffs and waters, providing a technical exchange platform for rescue teams at home and abroad.
▲Rescue equipment display.
The atmosphere at the opening ceremony was warm, colorful flags were flying, and all kinds of advanced rescue equipment were neatly displayed, which was eye-catching. A total of 9 domestic teams from Spain, Hungary, Thailand and Singapore, as well as provincial administrative regions (including autonomous regions and special administrative regions) such as Zhejiang, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Macao, Mianyang, Shenzhen, and Changsha Yuelu District, were in high spirits and appeared on stage in turn.
It is reported that the event was held from November 7 to 9. After the opening ceremony, various competitions will be launched one after another, and rescue team members from all over the world will show rescue skills and exchange rescue experience through the competition.
Source: Hengyang in the palm of your hand
Editor-in-charge: Jiang Tiesheng
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