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Fifteen dragon boats comprising 270 firefighters from 13 countries and regions will compete for the dragon boat championship crown tomorrow (February 24).
The dragon boat race, being one of the highlights of the World Firefighters Games 2006, will be held at Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, starting at 4pm.
In the Games Village at Tamar Site, the 'Fire Truck Challenge' and 'Bucket Brigade' will continue their second day competitions from 9am to 5pm.
Full event schedule for tomorrow:
Angling 9am-1pm Plover Cove,
- Coarse Tai Po
Badminton 9am-6pm Hong Kong Park
Sports Centre
Bucket 9am-4pm Games Village
Brigade
Climbing 10am-5pm Shek Kip Mei
(Speed) Indoor Games
Hall
Cycling 10am-3pm Tin Ping Shan,
- Cross Country Sheung Shui
Darts 9.30am-6pm Games Village
Dragon Boat 2pm-5pm Shing Mun
Racing River, Shatin
Fire House noon-9pm Leighton Centre
Cook Off
Fire Truck 10am-9pm Games Village
Challenge
Marathon 7am-1pm Shatin to Tai Po
- Full
Marathon 7am-11am Shatin to Tai Po
- Half
Orienteering 10am-1pm Sai Kung
Rowing 10am-5pm Kowloon Park
- Indoor Machine Sports Centre
Shooting 10am-4pm Tai Tong,
- Paintball Yuen Long
(War Game)
Snooker 9am-6pm Disciplined
Service Sport
Recreation Centre,
Causeway Bay
Soccer 10.30am-5pm Kowloon Tsai
(11-a-side) Sports Ground
Soccer 10am-1pm Kowloon Tsai
(6-a-side) Sports Ground
Squash 9am-4.30pm Hong Kong
Squash Centre
Swimming 10am-11am Repulse Bay
- Open Water
Taekwondo 9am-5pm Queen Elizabeth
Stadium, Wanchai
Tennis 9am-4pm Victoria Park,
Causeway Bay
Volleyball 8am-6pm Shek O Beach
- Beach
Ends/Thursday, February 23, 2006
Issued at HKT 15:20
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