All India Police Water Sports Championship-2013 was inaugurated at Water Sports centre at Upper lake in the State capital by Director General of Police Nanden Dubey.
The Madhya Pradesh Police is organising the event for the third time which is proof of excellent management of organizing the water sports championship. The police sports championships are helpful in encouraging in maintaining healthy life style and remain healthy and the other benefit would be controlling of depression during the work, told DG Dubey.
DG Dubey also opined that such events help in creating better understanding and lessening the differences among the people especially youths which would ultimately lead to developing of a positive image of police among masses. A separate sports policy for police personnel is required and is under consideration. Under the policy special promotion scheme for police sportspersons would be considered and along with this increased budget allocations on sports championships would be done.
Additional Director General of Police VK Singh welcomed the participants and officials present at the occasion. He informed about the arrangements, participating teams and participants. Arrangements for participants from other states and regions to visit nearby tourist places have been made. ADG Singh appealed to participants to give their best performance by maintaining discipline in the championship. At the inauguration ceremony participating sportspersons took oath and on the occasion race was performed by the participating players to mark the beginning of the championship. In the championship 18 teams are participating and around 352 participants are going to participate. Around 26 competitions in Canoeing, Kayaking and Rowing sports would be held.
On Sunday, 2000 meter heat singles scull, double scull and coxless pair and coxless four rowing events were held. On Monday, 2000 meter Rowing semifinals and final event would be held and Kayaking event would be held at around 2 pm.