PUTRAJAYA, March 18 (Bernama) -- For the second year running, Putrajaya will host the 1Malaysia International Dragon Boat Festival from June 18 to 20, to position Malaysia as the home of dragon boat racing. Organising chairman Datuk Herman Chin said dragon boat racing was among the fastest growing team water sports, with participation estimated at more than 20 million people in 62 countries.
"Dragon boat racing has now become a global phenomenon. Traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, it often falls in June of the Gregorian calendar," he said Thursday. Chin said the event would see about 1,500 participants at the Putrajaya Water Sports Complex. The race is divided into two main categories -- international and local teams. Each category has sub-categories of open, mixed, women and junior (below 23 years). There is also a special category for Malaysian clubs, corporate teams and government departments.
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