体坛英语资讯：Australian dragon boat championships return to original host city
<p><span word="CANBERRA">CANBERRA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> 22<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="Boat">Boat</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> (<span word="AusChamps">AusChamps</span>) <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Burley">Burley</span> <span word="Griffin">Griffin</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="dotting">dotting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="AusChamps">AusChamps</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="boating">boating</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="territories">territories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> 17 <span word="to">to</span> 22, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 3,000 <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="vs">vs</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="vs">vs</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="races">races</span>.</p><p><span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="AusChamps">AusChamps</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Canberra">Canberra</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990." <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yvette">Yvette</span> <span word="Berry">Berry</span>, <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="Territory">Territory</span> (<span word="ACT">ACT</span>).</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="over">over</span> 3,500 <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="flag">flag</span>-<span word="bearers">bearers</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paddler">paddler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oath">oath</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dotting">dotting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="awakening">awakening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>, <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="applause">applause</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lakeside">lakeside</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showcasing">showcasing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multicultural">multicultural</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p>
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