Thai Dragon takes home third victory in Penang dragon boat regatta

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After two days of gruelling races, a Thai dragon boat team has been crowned the champion of the Penang International Dragon Boat Regatta 2023, its third win since 2010.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:03 After two days of grueling races,

00:05 a Thai dragon boat team has been crowned

00:08 the champion of the Penang International Dragon Boat

00:11 Regatta 2023, its third win since 2010.

00:18 Team Thailand Dragon clocked at 1 hour 32 minutes 47 seconds

00:23 in a 400 meter race to beat the Philippines canoe, kayak,

00:28 and dragon boat federation team and Pacific West Dragon Boat

00:32 Club in the international premier open category, which

00:36 ended on Sunday.

00:37 The Thai coach said the 14-man team was proud of their win

00:45 this year and was glad that their months of training

00:48 had finally paid off.

00:51 The [INAUDIBLE] grace the event on Sunday,

00:56 accompanied by State Tourism and Creative Economy Committee

01:00 chairman Wong Hon Wai.

01:02 Wong said the race was not just a sporting event,

01:06 but a cross-cultural exchange gala

01:09 where participants from different countries

01:11 showcase the charm of dragon boat racing

01:14 through intense competition and friendly interactions.

01:18 60 teams from 14 countries participated in the event

01:22 this year, which is larger than the 42 teams from seven

01:26 countries last year.

01:28 A total 1,800 participants took part this year

01:32 in five categories.

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01:38 [INAUDIBLE]

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