About GEG’s Dragon Boat Team

In 2013, GEG’s Dragon Boat Team took home a gold trophy, a first runner up title and a second runner up title in the three-day Macau International Dragon Boat Races. The team also won four awards in Macau Small Dragon Boat Mid-Autumn Festival Cup last September, including a championship title in the Grand Final of the mixed competition. Moreover, the team participated in International Dragon Boat Race held in Xiamen and was named the overall second runner-up in the entire race.

In 2012, GEG’s Dragon Boat Team proudly brought home 11 awards including the second runner-up won by “Galaxy Pioneer” in Macau International Invitational Standard Dragon Boat Races (500m). “Galaxy Universe” and “Galaxy Elegance” both ranked first runner-ups in men’s and women’s small dragon boat 250M. The two women’s teams “Galaxy Phoenix” and “Galaxy Pearl” also achieved astounding results and claimed championship in the women’s small dragon boat 250M and women’s 500M standard dragon boat race respectively.

In 2011, GEG’s Dragon Boat Team took home a total of 9 trophies in Macau International Dragon Boat Races. These include the champion title won by “Galaxy Stars” in "Macau International Invitational Standard Dragon Boat Races – 500M Open – Category B Final”, as well as the first runner-up and second runner-up titles won by “Galaxy Phoenix” and “Galaxy Elegance” in “Macau Small Dragon Boat Women’s 250m Race”.

In 2010, “Galaxy Glamour” finished second in the “Macau Small Dragon Boat 250M Open Category”; “Galaxy Stars” finished second and third in the “Macau Standard Dragon Boat 2,000M Open” and “Macau Standard Dragon Boat 500M Open Category” races respectively, while “Galaxy Pearl” broke record and finished second at the “Macau Standard Dragon Boat 500M Women’s Category Race”. That summer, GEG’s dragon boat teams received the Macau Sport Development Board’s invitation and participated in the “Macau 2010 7th Club Crew World Championships” and in September, the teams also traveled to Mainland China where they participated in the “2010 China Nanjing Cross-Strait Qinhuai River Dragon Boat Rally” and obtained First Runner-up at the “Standard Boat – Open 20km Rally”.

In 2009, GEG established two all-female dragon boat teams. That year, “Galaxy Glamour” finished second in the “Macau Small Dragon Boat 250M Open Category”; “Galaxy Stars” in second place in the “Macau Standard Dragon Boat 500M Open Category Race” while the two female teams - “Galaxy Phoenix” and “Galaxy Pearl”, finished second in their respective “Macau Small Dragon Boat 250M Women” and “Macau Standard Dragon Boat 500M Women” races.

In 2008, “Galaxy Stars” achieved triumph, claiming Champion at the “Macau International Standard Dragon Boat 2,000M Open Category” and third place at the “Macau Standard Dragon Boat Race 500M Open Category” races.

In 2007, GEG added two more teams, “Galaxy Universe” and “Galaxy Glamour” and received its first recognitions at the “Macau International Dragon Boat Races”. “Galaxy Stars” came in second at the “Macau Standard Dragon Boat 500M Open Category Race” while “Galaxy Universe” came third place at the “Macau Small Dragon Boat 250m Open Category Race. In addition, GEG also received the organizers’ “Fair Play” trophy while “Galaxy Stars” received a special invite to compete in the “Duyan International Dragon Boat Race” later that year.

GEG’s team members established the Group’s first dragon boat voluntarily in year 2005, and in year 2006, the team began competing at the “Macau International Dragon Boat Races”.