Dragon boat worlds on in Puerto Princesa

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THE International Canoe Federation (ICF) Dragon Boat World Championships unfolds Thursday off the pristine shores of the Puerto Princesa City’s Baywalk with a record-breaking 27 countries and close to 2,000 paddlers seeing action.

On top of sealing a ticket to the World Games, the Filipino bets will eye to surpass their five gold and two silver medals in capturing the overall title the last time they saw action in the 2018 edition in Gainesville, Georgia.

Wai and Mayor Bayron, hosting this record-breaking event would not be possible,” stressed Escollante of the once-in-a-lifetime championships serving as the main qualifying event for the World Games in Chengdu, China, next year.

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Author / Journalist: BusinessMirror

Category: BusinessStartups

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Published On: 2024-10-30 @ 13:55:52 (2 days ago)

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