MANILA,
Philippines – The Philippine Army’s Dragon Boat Team won two championship
trophies Sunday at the Cobra-Philippine Dragon Boat Federation quarterly
regatta “Tunay na Lakas” race at Baywalk on Roxas Boulevard.
The Army
defeated the Adamson Paddlers University, Amateur Paddlers Philippines, Cebu
Dragons, De La Salle University Dragon Boat Team, Maharlika Drakon, Manila
Ocean Park Dragon Boat Team, One Piece Drakon Sangres, Onslaught Racing
Dragons, Philippine Blue Phoenix Dragon Boat Club, Rogue Pilipinas Paddlers,
Rowers Club Philippines Sea Dragon, and Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team, said
Army spokesman Major Harold Cabunoc.
The team
championed the first leg of 300 meters at 1:09 race time and the second leg of
the same distance at 1:10 leaving behind 12 other contenders.
Meanwhile,
the team is also preparing for other local and international races, and has
also started training women to be part of them.
“Among
the races that we are preparing for are the International Dragon Boat Festival
in Camarines Sur this October, Zambales Dragon Boat Regatta and Malaysian
International Dragon Boat Festival both in December,” said Technical Sergeant
Franco Tinoco of the Army Dragon Boat Team.
The team
is also preparing for the upcoming AFP-PNP Olympics which is an annual
friendship game between the two government institutions.
Army
Chief Lieutenant General Emmanuel Bautista also lauded the achievements of the
Army Dragon Boat Team, saying they should always strive to become the source of
national pride.
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