Kris Chan

“In dragon boat, we are all equal because it is a seated sport, and in the boat, there are no disabilities. Dragon boat is a sport for all. When we won our first international race in Hong Kong in June 2017, we showed the world what Differently-Able People can do, and together, we've built up the morale and confidence of people who keep themselves at home.

I do dragon boat paddling because I want to develop and challenge myself through extreme sports, but I didn't expect that I would be guided to the path of helping and inspiring other people through sports.”

[Kris Chan (Cebu City, Philippines), coach of Cebu Pink Paddlers Dragonboat Team (the first breast cancer survivor team in the Philippines) and PADS Adaptive Dragonboat Racing Team (the first cross-disability team in the Philippines). PADS received the 2018 Modern Day Hero Award in Cebu City.]

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