Newsflash from the IDBF

24 July 2007 -

a women´s dragon boat event, courtesy Mehr News Agency

Latest news is that Iran have just applied to join the IDBF! This is an interesting development as Iran bought 50 IDBF spec dragon boats last year and went to the ICF Championships held in Taiwan.

Photo on the left is from a women�s dragon boat event last August at the Azadi Sports Complex near Tehran (photo courtesy Mehr News Agency: www.mehrnews.com/en).

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