RP Dragon Boat Wins At Penang Pesta 2006
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RP’s Dragon Boat Interest
Group (IG) took a bus up to Penang last weekend to compete in the Penang Pesta
Dragon Boat Race.
“Pesta” means “festival” in
Malay and Penang Pesta is a month-long event organized by Malaysia to promote
their tourism industry. Dragon boat racing is one of the attractions in this
festival.
A total of 24 teams from
Singapore and Malaysia took part in the race, to vie for 7 titles in all.
RP managed to clinch medals
in the grand finals for 2 of the events, namely the Open (Mixed) Race and the
Open (Junior) Race.
What’s more valuable than
the silver and bronze medals that we obtained, is the experience gained from the
competition. The race was held in the open seas and the choppy waters were
unlike anything we have previously encountered during our local training
sessions and competitions. Luckily for RP, our paddlers were able to make some
last minute improvisations to our usual strokes to adapt to the difficult water
conditions.
Congratulations RP Dragons!
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