PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines – The Philippines continued to sustain its winning drive to attain a new milestone in sinking its previous best in the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships despite the windswept and choppy course overlooking the Puerto Princesa Baywalk here.
As a sudden afternoon downpour and strong winds struck, the Filipino paddlers overcame the adverse conditions and matched their haul of four golds in the morning of the meet supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Tingog party-list.Their golden blitz was capped by back-to-back wins in the 40+ women's standard boat 500-meter event in two minutes and 16.32 seconds and in the men's 40+ open men's standard boat 500-meter race in 1:59.
She continued to pay tribute to the Puerto Princesa City government led Lucilo Bayron for its meticulous preparations so that the championships that draw a record field of 27 countries and close to 2,000 participants could be held in Palawan's scenic provincial coastal capital. 'Lahat ng mga training at paghihirap ng ating mga paddlers nagbunga.
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