BRUSSELS : The Belgian capital hosted its second annual pedal boat world championship on Sunday in which competitors raced in a four-hour relay and vied for best costume. Organiser Jean-Christophe Ghys said the teams were mainly from Belgium but some were also from Spain, France and England.'Some w
BRUSSELS : The Belgian capital hosted its second annual pedal boat world championship on Sunday in which competitors raced in a four-hour relay and vied for best costume.
"Some will say it's about talent but talent without work takes you nowhere. You have to train... teams can train here all year round. We can see early in the year some teams training and it gives us an idea of what the quality will be and we're not disappointed this year," Ghys told Reuters. For others, the event was about the costume competition and hanging out with friends, said Kathia El Yassini who was a member of the 80s theme team and kept herself hydrated with white wine.The pedal boats must continually move for four hours in a 420 metre circuit. Twenty-two teams participated on Sunday and mid-way through the race, the fastest lap time stood at five minutes and 21 seconds. A team of eight men called"Kefir" won the event after completing 54 laps.
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