Three-day national kayaking and canoeing competitions commenced at Pearl City Beach on Friday

The three-day national kayaking and canoeing contests got underway at Pearl City Beach on Friday, and over 30 athletes from different regions of the country are exhibiting their talents there. Participating in the contests are athletes from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, the Indian Navy, the Indian Coast Guard, and the Indian Army.

Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi launched the contests in the presence of Social Welfare Minister P. Geetha Jeevan, District Collector K. Senthil Raj, Corporation Commissioner C. Dinesh Kumar, Sub-Collector, Thoothukudi, Gaurav Kumar, and Mayor Jegan Periyasamy. The winners of this competition will represent India in the Asian meet, which will take place in Indonesia, and the Asian champions will compete at the international competitions, which will take place in the United States.