EVENTS
Upcoming Events
Sat 19 Oct 2024: 2do Festival del Bote Dragon en Chile
19-20 October 2024
Parque Carén, Santiago de Chile
Wed 22 Jan 2025: Unleash the Dragons! / Sarasota
22 Jan 2025 – 26 Jan 2025
Sarasota, 5851 Nathan Benderson Cir, Sarasota, FL 34235, USA
Dragon Boat Festival & Leadership Camp: this inaugural event is open to all cancer survivor paddlers of all skill levels.
Mon 24 Aug 2026: IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival
24 Aug 2026 – 30 Aug 2026
Aix-les-Bains, 73100 Aix-les-Bains, France
The 2026 IBCPC Festival will take place on the shores of Lac du Bourget, France’s largest natural glacial lake.
NEWS
Paddle With A Purpose
September 1st 2024By Cindy Crowell. Director of Public Relations. Paddles with a Purpose. Five years ago, in July 2019, a group of remarkable women came together to form Paddles with a Purpose, a Breast CancerRead moreTK Spirit Award
September 1st 2024Submitted by Los Angeles Pink Dragons, USA. A year ago friends of TK Kimura launched The TK Spirit Award as a way to honor our beloved friend TK who brought infectious energy and admirable qualitiesRead moreVienna Pink Dragons
September 1st 2024Submitted by Svenja Franke-Bruhn. IPCPC National Representative Germany and Country Liaison Austria. The Vienna Pink Dragons were delighted to welcome the Go Europe Pink Dragons crew to the DragonRead moreNews From Panama
September 1st 2024By Floribeth Campos de Finizio. On June 1st and 2nd, in Panama City we had the opportunity to have the 8th Dragon Boat festival with more than 30 teams. In Our Category there were 6 breastRead moreNews From Spain
September 1st 2024Submitted by Anna Fumarola and Alicia Ares de Blas. On Saturday July 6th, the first Breast Cancer Paddlers National Dragon Boat Race 'City of Valladolid ' took place in Spain, in the beautiful cityRead moreShanghai AngelCare
September 1st 2024IBCPC China Rep Beirong Xiong updates readers on the Chinese team that made history at last year’s New Zealand quadrennial gathering. One year on from their memorable trip to New Zealand, the ShangRead moreNews From Germany
September 1st 2024Submitted by Christina (Pink Dragonistas Hannover). The third pink cup was again part of the “Drachenbootfestival Hannover”. For the 28th festival edition on Pentecost weekend, 11 BCS teamsRead morePaddle Palooza
September 1st 2024Submitted by Annette Johnson. Attendee and National Representative for USA Western Region. On July 9 and 10th, Silver Lining Montana hosted their 2nd Annual Exercise and Lifestyle Medicine inRead moreThe Olympic Flame
September 1st 2024Submitted by Emilie Blond. On June 30th, during the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay and for the first time in the history of Dragon Boating, the Olympic Flame travelled with pink breast cancer ladiesRead moreNews From Brazil
September 1st 2024Submitted by MÁRCIA DENISE IULIANO SOUZA. Drummer da Equipe Meninas do Lago. (English Translation Follows) O PARAJAPS é o maior evento paradesportivo do Estado do Paraná, que envolve atletas deRead moreYour team becomes your family, the paddle becomes your best friend, the boat becomes your home and racing becomes your life.
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The IBCPC is an international organisation whose mandate is to encourage the establishment of breast cancer dragon boat teams, within the framework of participation and inclusiveness.