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South Philly teens are trying out for Team USA in dragon boating, after a year of underdog success

Discovery Pathways introduced the teenagers to the high-barrier-to-entry sport last year through a Jefferson Methodist Hospital grant.

Tha Oo (center), 17, talks with Kat Miles (left), 18, and Joy Chen, 17, at FDR Park on Tuesday. Discovery Pathways, a nonprofit that tries to connect Philadelphia youths to nature, has been training young people in dragon boat racing since 2022. Five Discovery Pathways teens have been invited to try out for the national team.
Tha Oo (center), 17, talks with Kat Miles (left), 18, and Joy Chen, 17, at FDR Park on Tuesday. Discovery Pathways, a nonprofit that tries to connect Philadelphia youths to nature, has been training young people in dragon boat racing since 2022. Five Discovery Pathways teens have been invited to try out for the national team.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
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