Polish Dragon Boat Racing, also referred to as "tug of oars" [2] or "dragon war",[3] is a sport consisting of two opposing teams of six rowers attempting to row a dragon boat across a center line,[4][5] and is similar to tug-of-war. The sport gained popularity in Poland in 2015 after a competition on March 21 of that year at the National Dragon Boat Competition in Olsztyn, and also received some media attention in the United States.[6] A popular video of the March 21st match was uploaded to YouTube on March 25, 2015, by YouTuber SmokiPolnocy, and has been viewed over 58,000 times as of August 2017.[7] There is currently no governing body or league for the sport.
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