Filipino maids’ dragon boat team makes splash in Hong Kong

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Tue, 2019-06-04 03:43

HONG KONG: Filipino women are paddling for gold in this year’s dragon boat races in Hong Kong, with one thing separating them from the competition — they are all maids, often taken for granted in the rich Chinese-ruled city, who no longer want to feel left out.
To the beat of a drum, the 29 members of the Filipino Dynamos train or compete every Sunday — their only day off each week — in the paddling ritual that has roots dating back more than 2,000 years.