Philippine dragon boat team coach Len Escollante didn’t mind shelling out US$200 after losing a friendly bet to her player Daniel Ortega. ''I had been challenging them to break their world record in every race. ''This is essentially the start of our preparations for the world championships and the Asian Games next year,'' said Philippine Canoe Kayak Federation president Jonne Go. The victorious Philippine paddlers after topping the men's 20-seater 500m race. “And hopefully aim for 38 seconds prior to the Asian Games,’’ said Escollante, whose wards overshadowed the three-gold feat in the last year’s ICF world championships last in Moscow.

Source: The Standard July 09, 2017 09:56 UTC