More than 300 of Australia's best paddlers have travelled to Germany to compete in next week's World Dragon Boat Racing Championships — and there are 32 Canberra-based competitors among them.

Dragon boats paddlers listen to instructions during practice Sunday, May 4, 2025, at White Rock Lake in Dallas. The team is getting ready for races during the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival.

Dragon boat racing, originating in ancient China, involves 40-foot canoes decorated with dragon heads and tails. The modern sport grew from a Hong Kong festival in the 1970s and now boasts ...

The qualifying dragon boat race heats start at 8 a.m., the semi-final race heats start at 10:30 a.m., and the final race heats start at 1:20 p.m. Each team is guaranteed three races.

Dragon boat racing involves teams of 20 paddlers, a steerer, and a drummer working in synchronization. Twelve people from the Jacksonville area are competing in the IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing ...

Life Artist brings dragon boat dream to life after major storm A Lakewood artist who waited 30 years for the perfect log will launch at this year's Colorado Dragon Boat Festival.

Spectators watch as participants take part in a dragon boat tug-of-war competition in the waters of Xujiachong harbour to mark the Dragon Boat festival, in Yichang, Hubei province, China May 31, 2025.

The Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races brought hundreds of people to the edge of the Willamette River on Sunday. Among the crowd and out on the river were two of the Portland dragon boat ...

Paddlers load up into a dragon boat for practice Sunday, May 4, 2025, at White Rock Lake in Dallas. The team is getting ready for races during the 2025 AAPI Heritage and Dragon Boat Festival.