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MELAKA, 19 Nov -- Peserta Perahu Naga ketika dalam perlumbaan di muara Sungai Melaka pada Majlis Perasmian Pertandingan berkenaan hari ini.Sebanyak 48 pasukan melibatkan 672 peserta dari dalam dan luar negara bertanding bagi merebut Piala Pusingan Asian Dragon Boat Award selain hadiah wang tunai RM2,000 dalam perlumbaan berkenaan.Perasmian berkenaan disempurnakan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Perbadanan Pembangunan Sungai dan Pantai Melaka Nazary Ahmad.--fotoBERNAMA (2017) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

Paddle power at Melaka festival

Some 672 participants from 48 teams took part in the dragon boat race held in conjunction with the 11th Melaka River International Festival at the Melaka River estuary. The winning team bagged the ‘Asian Dragon Boat Award’ and a RM2,000 cash prize. The race was among 10 events organised to attract tourists. There were teams from Singapore, Brunei and Thailand along with teams from local universities, the police and Malaysian Maritime Academy.