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DRAGON BOAT TOURNAMENT

PHL team is overall champ in int'l dragon boat meet


The Philippine Embassy in China has announced that the Philippine Navy Dragon Boat team was the overall champion in the 2016 Ordos International Nadam Dragon boat tournament.

The Philippine team, which is composed of 22 active Navy members and two civilians, competed in the international tournament held in Inner Mongolia from August 21 to 26.

The team was declared overall champion after winning first place in four categories, namely: the 300-meter full race, 500-meter full race, 500-meter mix race, and the 3,000-meter full race. 

The Philippine team came in second in the 300-meter mix race, while they made it to third place in the 3,000-meter mix race.

As part of a celebration, the Embassy hosted lunch for the team last Saturday in Beijing. — BAP, GMA News

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