TECO in Canada Participated in the 23rd Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
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The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada (TECO) participated in the 23rd Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, which took place June 23-26, 2016 at Mooney's Bay in Ottawa.
In order to enhance exchanges with local communities and to promote international friendship, Representative Rong-chuan Wu of the TECO led a 17-member team to join the competition along with over 200 teams on June 25th. The TECO team practiced many times and gained an exciting experience through this event, although it didn’t move on to the next round.
The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the favorite sports events in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. It is a yearly event that attracts 5,500 paddlers and over 75,000 spectators. Since its inception in 1994, thousands of participants have gathered to race at Mooney's Bay Park on Riverside Drive.