{"id":1110,"date":"2019-12-18T06:13:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dragonboat.sport\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2021-02-21T07:01:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T07:01:26","slug":"longzhou-newsletter-december-2019-issue-3-vol-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dragonboat.sport\/news\/longzhou-newsletter-december-2019-issue-3-vol-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LongZhou Newsletter December 2019 (Issue 3 Vol 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dragonboat.sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/81bcd4_fa5412c3308e481aa25a59fdf11019a1_mv2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1337\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-euhsh\"><strong>In this Edition&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-9k2fc\">Mike Thomas shares some of his memories of the major events from this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-4jen7\">IDBF has established an Athletes&#8217; Commission to serve as a link between athletes and the federation to ensure athletes remain at the heart of dragon boat sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-2aupv\">Read the story behind the success of New Dragons Racing Club (Canada).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-1nhta\">Also featured is Tampa Bay Dragon Boat Club (USA) and their commitment to excellence in paddling whilst giving back to their local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-f199e\">Meet the Executive Committee behind IDBF and some interesting facts about their dragon boat backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-6nrbf\"><a href=\"http:\/\/0471ca54-276c-4c11-8f24-79273f2e52aa.filesusr.com\/ugd\/81bcd4_8af577b265c84b5eb9addcb515f38e58.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Read the Dec 19 issue &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-a3qcp\"><strong>Got news and updates you want to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-f1crq\">Send your contributions to <a href=\"mailto:idbfnews@dragonboat.sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">idbfnews@dragonboat.sport<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-7s7vs\"><strong>Subscribe to LongZhou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-f587e\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mailchi.mp\/11efbe00d827\/idbf-news-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to receive LongZhou and other official news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Edition&#8230; Mike Thomas shares some of his memories of the major events from this year. 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