Pocari Sweat to Support Athlete Hydration at the 2027 Hong Kong Dragon World Championship
Hong Kong, 15 September 2026
Pocari Sweat joins as a supporting partner, providing its ion supply drink to sailors through the racing and the days ashore.
The Organising Committee of the 2027 Hong Kong Dragon World Championship is pleased to announce a supporting partnership with Pocari Sweat, which will provide its ion supply drink to athletes throughout the championship.
Dragon racing is physically demanding and often contested in warm, humid conditions, which makes effective hydration an important part of athlete preparation and recovery. Under the partnership, Pocari Sweat will be available to competing sailors to help replenish water and electrolytes lost through sweating during racing and related event activities.
The partnership is a natural fit, as Pocari Sweat’s focus on hydration support aligns closely with the needs of high-performance sailors competing across multiple races and days. With Hong Kong set to welcome Dragon teams from around the world, the Organising Committee is pleased to work with a brand that is widely associated with sport, active lifestyles and the local community.
Pocari Sweat’s current Hong Kong campaign, The Future Needs Sweat.
Victor Pang, on behalf of the Organising Committee for the 2027 Hong Kong Dragon World Championship, said: “Hosting a Dragon World Championship means delivering a high-performance event experience on and off the water. We’re delighted to welcome Pocari Sweat as a supporting partner and to provide athletes with practical hydration support throughout the week.”
Anise Chow, Managing Director of Otsuka Pharmaceutical (H.K.), said: “Pocari Sweat is designed to help replenish fluids and electrolytes. We’re proud to support the 2027 Hong Kong Dragon World Championship and the sailors competing at the highest level of international Dragon racing.”
About Pocari Sweat
World-renowned intravenous solution manufacturer Otsuka Pharmaceutical has applied scientific methods such as ergonomics and exercise physiology to study human behaviour, lifestyle and sport. Based on the concept of a “drinkable IV solution”, the company developed Pocari Sweat in 1980, a beverage that quickly replenishes water and electrolytes in the body. For humans, it is the most natural way to restore fluids and electrolytes, playing a role similar to the ocean in nurturing life. Because the company firmly believes that sweating is an important and fundamental bodily function, one that brings health and happiness, Pocari Sweat has always encouraged people to sweat to stay healthy.
Since its launch in Hong Kong in 1982, Pocari Sweat has been widely welcomed by people from all walks of life. Containing electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium, its composition is close to that of body fluids. It is absorbed 2.3 times faster than water and retained in the body 1.7 times more effectively, making it highly efficient in replenishing lost fluids and electrolytes. This makes it especially suitable for drinking during exercise, physical labour, hot summer weather, fever or diarrhoea.
Learn more at www.pocarisweat.hk