This
reminds us of the last lines of the 4th stanza of Dr. Rizal’s “Hymn
to Talisay” (Oct.1895):
“y
remando no hay banca en el mundo
que un momento nos pueda pasar” - Spanish
que un momento nos pueda pasar” - Spanish
“and
rowing, the world has no outrigger
that instantly can pass us” - English
that instantly can pass us” - English
“sa
pagsasagwan, ang daigdig walang bangka
na sa iglap ay sa amin makalampas” - Tagalog
na sa iglap ay sa amin makalampas” - Tagalog
“sa
pagbugsay, ang kalibutan walay bangka
nga sa usa ka gutlo kanamo maka-una” - Cebuano
nga sa usa ka gutlo kanamo maka-una” - Cebuano
PH paddlers seize six golds
in world dragon boat meet
in world dragon boat meet
The
Philippines stole the thunder from powerhouses Russia and the United States by
nailing three gold medals Sunday in the Open category of the 200-meter events
of the World Dragon Boat Championships organized by the International Canoe
Federation in Milan.
The
sensational effort boosted the Filipinos to top spot among the 14 countries
with a total haul of six gold medals and one silver with only the 500-meter
mixed 20 escaping from their clutches.
The
Filipinos relegated Russia to second in all three races Sunday while the US,
Germany and Poland settled for a bronze each.
Cheered
on by a crowd of Overseas Filipino Workers based in Italy, the Filipinos opened
their campaign with a victory in the 10-paddler, all-men race, clocking 50.07
seconds, ahead of Russia’s 51.12 and Poland’s 52.76.
A
few hours later, the mixed 20 team of 12 men and eight women triumphed,
registering a time of 44.486 to edge Russia (45.33) and Germany (46.13).
The
Filipinos also ruled the mixed 10 race (six men, four women) in 52.42. Russia
again placed second in 53.74.
The
Filipinos’ other victories came in the 10 mixed, 500m; the 10-men 2,000m and
the 10-men 500m. Their only silver came in the 20 mixed 500m race won by
Russia. Cedelf P. Tupas
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