Xinhua
01 Jun 2025, 18:47 GMT+10
(250601) -- KOTTE, June 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People take part in the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival China-Sri Lanka Friendship Cup Dragon Boat Championship in Kotte, Sri Lanka, on May 31, 2025. In a gesture of sports diplomacy and cultural exchange, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has donated five 12-person international-standard dragon boats to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The donation was formally made on Saturday at the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival China-Sri Lanka Friendship Cup Dragon Boat Championship.
TO GO WITH "China donates 5 int'l-standard dragon boats to Sri Lanka" (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
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