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Paddling as One Force!

The SPF spirit is out in full force at the Inter-Division Dragon Boat Championship.

Our Officers Photo Feature

2 Min Read

19 Dec 2022

By Domnic Dass

The pounding drums echoed against the waters of the Kallang Basin again as the Police Sports Association Inter-Division Police Dragon Boat Championship returns!

2022 Paddling Together as One Force 01 — Officers giving their all on the water.

Sun’s Out, Paddles Out

Dragon boat racing has been a traditional Chinese sport for over two thousand years but began as a modern sport in Hong Kong in 1976. Since then, the popularity of dragon boat racing has grown internationally.

The much-anticipated Police Dragon Boat Championship took place at the Singapore Sports Hub’s Water Sports Centre on 13 October 2022. The revival of the event, after the COVID-19 pandemic had ceased all Police sports competitions for two years, drew many officers who’d been awaiting its return!

Despite the blistering heat, supporters stood on the terrace to cheer their teams on, as the drums of the dragon boats thundered over the water, creating an electrifying mood.

The participating units flew their flags and wore their team T-shirts with pride. Many officers brought their families along as well.

Competing teams strived to impress with their chants and huddles before going down to their boats. Cheers for each team from their supporters resounded loudly from the shore!

Deputy Commissioner of Police How Kwang Hwee graced the event and presented awards to the runners-up and champions in each category.

2022 Paddling Together as One Force 07 — Bedok Division emerged Champions in both the Senior Officers’ “B” Category and the Men’s “B” Category.

2022 Paddling Together as One Force 08 — Special Operations Command’s Dragon Boat Team won the Men’s “A” Category.

2022 Paddling Together as One Force 09 — A team consisting officers from the Commercial Affairs Department, Criminal Investigations Department and the Police Intelligence department, were crowned the overall Champions of the non-specialist category.

2022 Paddling Together as One Force 10 — Officers from the Police Coast Guard (PCG) showed that they knew their domain the best. Not only were they overall Champion in the Specialist category, they also swept the top prizes in the categories of the Senior Officer “A”, Women’s, Mixed Race and Seniors Race. The PCG team was eventually crowned as the overall PSA Inter Division Police Dragon Boat Champion.

Congratulations to all the winning teams for the 2022 Championship, and to all the officers who took part. See you next year!

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