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Indonesian child's viral fame draws tourists to boat race

25 August 2025
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2025-08-25 10:08

The annual Pacu Jalur race on Sumatra Island culminated on Sunday. Armed with colourful oars, rowers packed into long boats in western Indonesia, paddling furiously in front of race crowds, swelled by 11-year-old Rayyan Arkan Dikha, famous for his dancing at the front of the traditional vessels. The viral dance craze has drawn visitors from across the country and world to the Kuantan river in Sumatra's Riau Province. As many as 100,000 more spectators are estimated for this year boat race.  

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