Dragon Boating is a unique water sport that blends old traditions and modern game rules through the use of double-keeled dragon boats and wooden paddles. A competing team is composed of 22 people (20 paddlers, 1 drummer, and 1 steerer) of either genders admirably using their unified mental discipline and synchronized physical strength. Millions of people in 62 countries take part in this sport wit
h nearly 50 million participants in China; over 300,000 in the UK and Europe; 90,000 in Canada and the USA; many thousands in Australia and New Zealand; and spreading through the Caribbean, Africa, and the Pacific Basin. Dragon boating is anticipated to be included in the Olympic Games in the near future. The sport of dragon boating is both highly competitive demanding high performance from elite athletes and a very social sport for corporate team-building events and community activities where any “regular” group of people can have fun! In the Philippines, dragon boating owes its beginning to the 118-year-old Manila Boat Club. Since then the Philippines finished record-breaking times at the Sydney and Prague World Championships in 2007 and 2009, respectively. This is the first-time ever that General Santos City and the SOCCSKSARGEN region will host this event in Sarangani Bay and we are excited to engage your support through Corporate or Individual Sponsorship.
