BORACAY – An American squad made up of breast cancer survivors hope to make a big splash when it competes for the first time in the 5th American Tourister International Dragonboat Festival firing off tomorrow here.
Known as the International Pink Sisters, the team is composed of 17 women paddlers from the US and four survivors from Manila.
They will be rowing together to the beat of the drum on a long canoe in a bid to snare the crown in the 13-squad women's division.
A record number of 44 teams will seeaction in the three-division event – women’s, men's and mixed – making this year's event the biggest in five years, according to Nenette Aguirre Graf of the organizing Boracay Island Paddlers Association.
The event features two main races: 300-meter and 500-meter.
Aside from the International Pink Sisters (USA), the other squads competing are Dragons of North America, Filipino Dragons (Singapore), Sydney Fire Dragons, The Royal X-Team (Hong Kong), The Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team, Onslaught Racing Dragons, Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team, Manila Wave Club, Boracay All Stars, Boracay Bombshells, Boracay Guardians and Guardians of Bumshells.
Touted as the biggest water sports event in the country, the event is presented by the Department of Tourism while the title-sponsor is American Tourister, an internationally-known American brand of suitcase./
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