Philippine Navy sweeps Iloilo dragon boat race

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PHILIPPINE Navy swept the 2017 National DoubleDragon Boat Race Championship at Esplanade 2 in Iloilo City on Saturday.
Navy ruled the women small boat category, clocking 52.37 seconds to best Triton (55.70), Philippine Coast Guard (56.17) and Boracay All Stars (58.27).

It also ruled the open small boat category with 46:07, defeating Bohol Paddlers Association B (47:25), Boracay Sea Dragons (49:58) and Boracay All Stars (51:69).

Navy also topped the mixed standard category with 47.04. Trailing behind were Bohol Paddlers Association A (47.41), Boracay Nami Sprati (49.71) and Bohol Paddlers Association B (51.32).

Navy received P50,000 cash, a trophy, a medal, and a P10,000 gift certificate for each category.
Second placers got P20,000 cash, a trophy and P5,000 gift certificate; third placers, P10,000 cash, a trophy and P5,000 gift certificate; and fourth placers, a trophy and P5,000 gift certificate.

Other teams that joined the women small boat, open small boat and mixed standard categories were RCP Sea Dragons, PADS and Cebu Fireblade.

Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who led the dotting of the dragon ceremony, said the annual dragon boat race was a great opportunity to showcase the sports, tourism, economic, and environmental potentials of the Iloilo River.

“We are happy to host this event again this year,” Mabilog said. “We want to show that the Iloilo River is a good venue for water sports, recreational activities and entertainment, owing to our collective efforts to rehabilitate and develop it.”

The annual event started in 2012 as the Senator Franklin Drilon Cup Dragon Boat Race before DoubleDragon Properties Corp. took over the hosting in 2014. (Adrian Stewart Co/PN)
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