From Friday October 19th to Sunday October 21st, the 3rd World Cup of Dragon Boat will be presented in Chongqing, China.
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The top 12 highest ranked nations were invited to participate in this event taking place every two years.
Nations invited are: Australia, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Hong Kong – China, Iran, Thailand, Russia and Ukraine.
Teams will race 100m, 200m, 500m, a 400m relay and a 1000m pursuit races.
CCTV-Channel 5 will be providing live broadcast of the races on October 20th from 10am-12pm & 1h50pm-3h50pm; and October 21st 3pm to 5pm (*local times).
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