Friday, September 5, 2014

UKRAINE DEFEATS RUSSIA



In  what could have turned into a  wild  event  like  the 1956 Melbourne Olympics “blood in the water”  water polo  match between  Russia and  Hungary ,   Ukraine    beat   Russia  into second place in  the  first  final of the  International  Dragon Boat Championships  just held  in  Ravenna, Italy.  The  Brisbane  River Dragons  came third .    The Darwin team   came  fourth  in  the  first heat , overall   seventh  out of  11  entrants. Graphic from  Little Darwin  Postal History  Collection.