Volvo Ocean Race at Kochi
By Juhan Samuel Kochi, Dec.4 (ANI): Thousands of people attended the inaugural function of Volvo Ocean Race here on Wednesday evening and welcomed the participating teams of the race. Volvo Ocean Race is the most prestigious and spectacular round the world marathon ocean yacht racing competition. It is seen as the ultimate in extreme adventure sporting.
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