Bai Pai the Blue Elephant
“I’ve been dragon boating ever since the Thailand national team brought me on as one of their own in August 2019. I was super excited when they asked me to join their team. I was nervous at first and a little too big to fit the boat, but I caught on quickly and I was able to make great friends! Because of my great memory, I was able to memorize everyone’s names pretty quickly.
I was ecstatic when I heard that the IDBF was going to host the 14th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in my hometown of Pattaya-Rayong, Thailand. I asked them if they needed help with the race. To my surprise, they asked me to be their official mascot! I was so thrilled!
My favorite memory was the opening ceremonies at Sukhawadee House in Naklua Beach. It was so entertaining to see every country around the world come together as new friends for dragon boat! During the week of the championships, I was able to watch a lot of races! I’m so proud of everyone, but especially proud of my teammates on the Thai national team. They worked hard to get many gold medals that week.
I hope I’ll be able to go to the next IDBF world championships with the Thailand team!”
[Bai Pai the Blue Elephant (Pattaya,Thailand), mascot at IDBF.]
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