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Dragon boat racing has been practiced in China by around 20 million
people. But over the past 25 years it has spread beyond Asia to Europe,
North America, Australia and Africa, to become an international sport
with a huge following. Nowadays it is among the fastest growing water
sports and remains amazingly the largest team sport, with over 60
million participants in over 50 countries. The biggest dragon boat
festival racing events outside of Asia are in Canada. Vancouver,
Toronto and Montreal each host races featuring more than 180 22-person
crews.
- from the Montreal International
Dragon Boat Festival web site
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A
few useful links...
Montreal
International Dragon Boat Festival
Parc Jean Drapeau
Ottawa Dragonboat
Festival
Great White North
Dragonboat
Dragonboat Canada
(NCCC)
22 Dragons
PaddlesUp.ca
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