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Dragon Boat Sarnia
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origin to the historic, political suicide of Qu Yan, a 4th Century BC poet and statesman of the Chinese Kingdom of Ch'u. Over time, village fishing boats, which put out each year in the symbolic search for Qu Yan's body, began to take part in races which evolved into dragon boat racing's present form.
events in the world. The World Championships of Dragon Boat Racing have been held annually in Hong Kong since 1976. Since that time, Canada has emerged as a world power; shaking the foundation of a sport which has historically been dominated by Asian countries. Canadian women have won the world championships five of the last seven years and Canada's men's and mixed crews are current world champions.
Racing and in 1998 the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) hosted a competition as a prelude to the Commonwealth Games in Penang, Malaysia. The IDBF, headquartered in London, England, hopes this step will lead to the eventual inclusion of dragon boat racing as a demonstration sport in future Olympic Games.
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