Sports - Long Beach, California, United States
The Los Angeles Racing Dragons (LARD) had its start in 1996. A group of parents and children from the Pomona Valley Chinese Association (PVCA) formed a team to participate in the first annual International Cultural Exchange Association (ICEA) Long Beach Dragon Boat Competition featuring more than 20 teams. Despite having had only a few practices, the novice PVCA team won Third Overall, finishing behind two well established competitive team; one from Taiwan and the other from the San Francisco bay area. The following year, the team competed in Long Beach and performed well again. The two years of local competition fueled a desire to become serious contenders in the dragon boat arena. The team dedicated itself to evolving from a team that only competes in local tournaments to an internationally competitive team; The Los Angeles Racing Dragons.LARD is comprised of people from a wide range of ages, occupations, and backgrounds. What binds the team is our common passion for the sport, our desire to see the team continue to improve, and an interest to promote dragon boat racing.
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