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    Filipino dragon boat paddlers win one gold, two silver medals in Asian Championships

    Filipino dragon boat paddlers win one gold, two silver medals in Asian Championships
    Jun 3, 2014

    THE Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) team captured one gold and two silver medals in the 11th Asian Championship recently in Macau.

    The Cobra-PDBF team won the men’s 500-meter race, clocking two minutes and 4.486 seconds to beat China (2:05.094) and Thailand (2:05.706).

    The Philippine squad placed second in the 200m mixed standard with a time of 46.682 seconds, behind the Chinese team, which timed 46.248 seconds.

    The PDBF team also took the silver in the 500m mixed standard, checking in at 1:59.072 behind Chinese Taipei (1:58.736).

    The Filipino paddlers are preparing for the first Dragon Boat World Cup set June 9 to 13 in Fuzhou, China.

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