The biggest dragon boat races in many years were held in Taipei and Tainan on June 1-2. A total of 1,700 persons in 59 teams took part in the Taipei race. They included 43 male teams and 16 female teams.
今年在台灣，若干地區都舉行了龍舟競賽，而規模較大的是台北市的「中正杯」龍舟錦標賽，報名參加的有五十九隊，其中男子組四十三隊，女子組十六隊，隊職員及選手多達一千七百餘人。