Dragon Boat Race In Mexico, Pampanga
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Written by Redpen
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Thursday, 31 January 2008 |
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The Men's Invitational, the Women's Invitational and the Elite are the 3 crew competition divisions that will be the main attractions of the Second Manila Dragons Cup 2008. This event will begin the Philippine dragon boat race season in the ten-hectare man-made large inland body of water of the Lakeshore in Mexico, Pampanga on February 24.The prizes in the competition re cash,medals and the wished for greatly Manila Dragons Cup. The competition that is composed of padding an approximately 2.5 kilometers distance in the waters of a man-made lake will without doubt be a call to compete to whatever kind of dragon boat team, and to accomplish fully the race, more than two but not too many changes of direction have to be made in indicated turning points. The winners from the First Manila Dragons Cup in 2006, the Philippine Navy men's crew and the Philippine national Police women's crew will take part in the Second Manila Dragons Cup 2008. Different civilian, military and university-based dragon boat rowing teams from Manila, Camarines Sur and Boracay, Aklan will also partake in the said event. Various factors are necessary to win a dragon boat race. The dragon boat and the crew must be lighter. The crew must be stronger and more energetic.The paddling of the crew must be more synchronous. An earlier lead must be achieved to get away from the backward waves produced by the paddling of the opponents. A close encounter with backward waves will decelerate a dragon boat and in this manner, will increase the lead of the opponents. [Via Inquirer.net] |
