DRAGON BOAT RACING IS THE FASTEST GROWING WATER SPORT IN THE WORLD, AND IT’S EXPANDING RIGHT HERE IN LOUISVILLE. OUR BLAKELY MCHUGH TELLS US ALL ABOUT THE SPORT AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED. PADDLING ...

Dragon boat racing isn’t just a sport—it’s a global movement. What started as a centuries-old tradition in China has evolved into one of the fastest-growing team water sports in the world. From ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The race is on in Luzerne County. The Riverfront Parks Committee Dragon Boat Race took place at Nesbitt Park in Wilkes-Barre. Teams gathered in boats fitting 22 people in a game of ...

They might not be breathing fire, but dragons will be zooming across Creve Coeur Lake on Saturday, August 17. The 18 th Annual Gateway Dragon Boat Festival pits teams against each other in quick races ...

Dragon boat racing originated more than 2,000 years ago in China as part of a fertility ritual and festival. It involves teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steersperson in a long, canoe-like boat ...

Rowers furiously paddling careened around tight corners past packed crowds on Monday in southern China's Foshan, where the Dragon Boat racing is more "Fast and Furious" than your average contest.

The 2nd annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage and Dragon Boat Festival happens this Sunday at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas. Teams from all over the state, and even a few from ...

SPRINGFIELD — The dragons are coming. No, not the scary ones found in the popular summer movie “How To Train Your Dragon,” but dragon boats. It’s all part of the 11th annual Dragon Boat Festival, to ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - On Saturday, teams hit the Mississippi Sound for a boat race that gives back to the community. 17 teams competed for the first-place paddle at the 10th annual Gulf Coast Dragon ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Across the Chinese diaspora, racing in dragon boats has been a tradition reaching back thousands of years. But change is afoot, most recently in central Taiwan where the races ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 8:38 a.m. July 19, 2024 to correct the date of the event. There will be dragons in the Connecticut River on Saturday, July 20, but there is nothing to worry ...