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It will do this Sunday, May 25, in the inner harbor basin with the participation of twenty vehicles by an inscription of five euros.

It is a peculiar race piragà ¯ smo whose vessels were decorated with a dragon's head at the bow and a tail at the stern

The Real Club de Regatas de Cartagena, in collaboration with the city, hosts this Sunday, the 25th, at 10 am, the First Dragon Boat Festival, a peculiar race canoeing that increasingly has a greater number of adherents in Europe . A total of 20 teams from throughout the Region of Murcia participate in this competition weekend for 5 euros entry.

The inner basin of the harbor will host the trophy in this sport which opens in Cartagena waters will develop.

Teamwork is what is required to practice this activity participants whose synchronization is necessary.

The Dragon Boat has a strong presence in Asia, North America, Oceania, and now increasingly in Europe, Africa and South America.

Of Chinese origin, over 2,000 years of antiquity, this sport is based on the use of vessels of 10 or 20 paddlers decorated with a dragon head at the bow and a tail of the same animal at the stern.

All paddlers must encompass scoops the pace set by the drum located in the bow of the boat, while the helmsman aft charge to take the direction of the ship is located.

COMPETITIONS

The competitions are divided into Continental Championships or World Championships and International Festivals or regattas.

International competitions are governed by the International Dragon Boat Federation, IDBF, or the European Dragon Boat Federation, EDBF, in the case of the European Championships.

There is both modalities championship nations as clubs, disputed over distances of 200 meters, 500 meters, 1,000 meters and 2,000 meters.

The First Dragon Boat Cartagena has the support of the Sports Department, the Port Authority, the Federation of canoeing in the Region of Murcia, the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, Dragon Boat Team Pinatar and the Superior Council of Sports.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena