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MEDIA RELEASE

18 July 2025

The National Dragon Boat Team (known as the Auroras) is competing at the 17^th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships from 14^th – 20^th July 2025 in Brandenburg an de Havel, Berlin, Germany. The National team consists of 320+ strong athletes. The Team will be representing Australia in 16U, 18U, 24U, Premier, Senior A (40+), Senior B (50+), Senior C (60+) and Paradragons.

Day 5 – the second day of the 200m sprint program. The weather held today for the host country Germany with no rain to interrupt the racing program. Australia was thrilled to win 2 gold medals today (at both ends of the age competition classes) – Senior Cs (60+) and Junior (18U).

Congratulations to all athletes.

The Premier open standard 200m was won by China (0:40.442) in an amazing display of speed, missing the world record by a fraction (which they still hold from 2019).

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Day 5 – 200m mixed, open and women racing.

Podium Results for the Australian team:

Senior C (60+) mixed standard boat – 1^st (gold)

18U women standard boat – 1^st (gold)

18U women small boat – 3rd

Senior B (50+) women standard – 2^nd

Further information can be found on the below links: -

AusDBF website - https://www.ausdbf.com.au/auroras/national-team-management

IDBF website - https://www.dragonboat.sport/events/idbf-championships-ccwc-wdbrc/

AusDBF Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ausdbf/#