Governor K K Paul inaugurated the 36th Junior National Rowing Championship being held at upper Ganga canal in Roorkee on Wednesday.
Paul said with Uttarakhand hosting the National Games 2018, such types of games will help the sportspersons to perform better. The championship would continue for six days. Teams from Kerala, Karnataka, Orissa and Uttarakhand are participating in it under different categories. The number of participants is more than fifty.
While addressing the gathering and the participants, KK Paul said that these types of sports events will definitely boost the sports culture in the state. “This will also act as catalyst for the tourism factor. Such a sport requires the sportspersons to be physically and mentally alert and agile,” he said.
He further added that as National Games 2018 are slated in Uttarakhand such types of events will push the confidence level of the sportsperson up. They will surely perform better in national level games, he said.
During this occasion, lieutenant general Vishambhar Singh, chairman, Uttarakhand Rowing Association JC Jain, DEO FRI KP Singh, MlA Roorkee Pradip Batra and MlA Bhagwanpur Mamta Rakesh were among those present.