Philippine Dragonboat Team won its first gold in the Dragon Boat World Championship.
The Cobra Philippine Dragon Boat Team snared its first of five gold medal prospects Friday in the World Championships at the Seddon Channel in Tampa, Florida, USA.
The contingent, sent to the competitions in the last minute after managing to get support from the private sector, claimed the men’s small-boat 1,000 meters in world record fashion, beating Australia and Hungary for the title.
The Filipinos’ clocked a world record of 4:57.13 to claim the gold. Australia won the silver medal (5:00.09), while Hungary captured the bronze (5:03.71) in the biennial meet.
It was first time small boat events were included in the biennial event, and the Philippines is making do in the category after the lack of support from the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Sports Commission blew out the country’s hopes of defending its 2007 and 2009 world titles in the standard boat division.
The 12-man Philippine Team was bannered by drummer Annabelle Pario and steer Ruperto Sabijon.
Hungary claimed the standard men’s, besting the United States and Germany with a time of three minutes and 48.32 seconds.
PH paddler Michelle Evio said the Cobra squad is trying to win as many as five gold medals in the biennial meet and the first gold in the 1,000m gave them momentum for that goal.
Update:
The Philippine Dragon Boat Team garnered 3 golds and 1 silver as of this writing. And they are expecting to snare two more golds.
Fight, team, fight for the glory of sports and country.
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