Philippine Dragon Boat Team Wins 5 Gold - 2011 Dragon Boat World Championships

Philippine Dragon Boat Team Bags 5 Gold, 2 Silver Medals at the 2011 Dragon Boat World Championships.The team broke the world records in all of the events that they won: the 1000-m men's event, the 200-m men's event, the 500-m men's event, the 200-m mixed event, and the 500-m mixed event. 

This year's championships attracted teams from 17 different countries who competed in 18 competition classes. This is the second time that a U.S. city has hosted them. The next championships, in 2013, will be held in Iran.

The gallant Philippine dragon boat team was denied funding by the Philippine Sports Commission. Their trip to the championships was supported by Lucio Tan’s Philippine Airlines as well as Asia Brewery’s Cobra Energy Drink.