HK's international dragon boat races draw 4,500 paddlers from a dozen countries and regions

Overseas competitors included teams from Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, alongside debut teams from Egypt and Qatar.

Among them, Team Thailand claimed first runner-up in the last race of all 80 contests during the two days, the Sun Life International Open Grand Championship. A team from Shunde of the Chinese mainland became the champion while a Taiwan team won third place.