Dragon Boat Race in Stanley 2014
2014-05-10
On 10 May, 2014, the HKBSF sent a dragon boat team made up by over 20 visually impaired athletes and volunteers to participate in the 9th Stanley Dragon Boat Warm-up Races 2014, which was held at theOn 10 May, 2014, the HKBSF sent a dragon boat team made up by over 20 visually impaired athletes and volunteers to participate in the 9th Stanley Dragon Boat Warm-up Races 2014, which was held at the Stanley Main Beach. The team participated in the Mixed Small Dragon Silver Cup Race to compete with 14 otherteams. The track reaches a length of 250 metres.
Though there was a shower of rain on that day, it turned sunny and extremely hot later. The athletes, local and overseas audience, staff, onlookers and guests felt both the bustling atmosphere and heated air.
Our team entered the final competition smoothly, and got the sixth place finally.
The coach thought highly of the team’s performance. The visually impaired athletes had a high morale and paddled in step, without being affected by hot weather. The drummer and the steersmen corresponded with one another, driving the whole team into a very competitive mood and all were doing their best to win.
