MANILA, Philippines — With still one more competition day left at the 2024 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships in Puerto Princesa Baywalk, Palawan, the Philippines has already eclipsed its five-gold haul from the last time it joined the tourney in Gainesville, Georgia back in 2018.
The Filipino paddlers hiked their golden haul to nine in the current tournament edition after ruling the 40+ 10-seater mixed 200m category with a time of 1:52.17 on Saturday.The Pinoy paddlers added a quartet of silvers early Saturday morning in the 40+ 10-seater open standard boat 200-meter event and 40+ 10-seater women's standard boat race and junior 10-seater open and junior women 500-meter runs .The Filipinos have now totaled 10 silvers and six bronzes in the meet which ends on Sunday.
'The achievement of our paddlers yesterday was certainly overwhelming after what happened to us on the opening day when we did not win a single gold medal,' stressed PCKDF president Leonora 'Lenlen' Escollante, who was the national coach then of the previous record.
Collects Nine Golds In ICF Dragon Boat World Championships
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