Paddling back against the tide

Sense of community: Members of Pink Challengers Malaysia clad in various traditional cultural outfits during a dragon boating festival at Cambridge, New Zealand, in April last year.

PUTRAJAYA: Several dragon boat paddlers could be heard roaring at the usually tranquil lake club here – a group of about 20 of them, donned in pink, stood out from the crowd that had gathered near the jetty located opposite the Prime Minister’s Office.

Ready to take on the waters with life jackets on and paddles in hand, the dragon boat team known as Pink Challengers Malaysia mainly comprised breast cancer survivors and patients.