First place for the women’s Dragon Boat team in Suzhou

The women’s Dragon Boat team fielded collectively by Venice’s two universities – Ca’ Foscari and IUAV – came in first place on June 1, 2017, at the Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Festival in Suzhou, China.
The Venetian champions competed against 11 other women’s teams, and their win came at the end of a neck-and-neck race with the international Suzhou team in the small boat category in 1:31.09. 
Over 2,000 athletes and 70 local and international paddling teams participated in the event.