Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team paddled
home two gold medals in the 9th International Dragon Boat Federation
Club Crews World Championships. The first gold medal was won Sept 5 for the 200
meters premier open event.
The competition was held
in Ravenna Italy, Sept 3 to Sept7.The prestigious event was participated by
several countries. To name a few, they were Canada,
Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Sweden,
Switzerland and United States.
Before the competition in
Ravenna Italy, Philippine Dragon Boat Team was an overall champion winning five
gold medals in the IFC World Championship held in Poznan Poland, August 28 to
31. Added to the five gold medals were three silver medals and three bronze
medals on different categories. Filipino paddlers outshone the much bigger
challengers from countries like Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, United
States and many more.
I do hope Philippine Dragon
Boat Team will be noticed by some who would be willing to sponsor them on their
next competition. Compared to Gilas Pilipinas and Philippine Azkals, Philippine
Dragon Boat Team managed to bag the prestigious medals despite their limited resources.
Kudos for a job well done!
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