RP rowers haul 16 medals in Asian championship

Aug 18

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Dragonboat team made a successful return with a 16-medal haul in the recently concluded Asian Championship in Penang, Malaysia.

Team Philippines, sent by the Philippine Dragonboat Federation (PBDF) and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Department of Tourism, bagged two gold, eight silver and four bronze medals in the week-long tournament held at the Teluk Bahang Dam.

The national rowers settled for second place overall behind champion Indonesia, which pooled a total of 11 gold and four silver medals in 15 disputed events. A total of 13 countries competed in the five-day event.

The Philippines topped the women’s small boat 500-meter with the lady rowers posting a winning time of two minutes and 36.23 seconds to beat China (2:38.26) and Indonesia (2:38.58).

The Nationals then added the mixed standard boat 200-meter gold later in the day after clocking in at 43.65 defeating Indonesia (44.94) and China (45.88).

China matched the Philippines two gold medal haul but settled for third having less silver and bronze with two and three respectively.

The last time the national rowers competed in an Asian tilt was in 2004 held in China with only the men’s team seeing action and bringing home two gold and a silver.

Team Philippines failed to compete in the 2006 edition in Macau due to luck of funds.

After the Penang event, the rowers competed in the 339th Anniversary of Padand Beloved City in Indonesia where the nationals proved above par against the provincial champion teams and swept all the five gold medals at stake in the men’s 10 men and 20m men and women’s 10 women and 20-women 800 meter races and the mixed race.

“It was a good exposure for our rowers. We will use the good results of our campaign to also justify inclusion of our new members to the national team,” said PDBF technical director Nestor Ilagan who along with the rowers arrived only last August 14.

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