STAFF WRITER 17:34 HRS IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand), Oct 21 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today inaugurated the 21st National Kayaking and Canoeing Championship in Bhimtal Lake here.
More than 800 players from across the country are participating in the five-day 29-team tournament.
Nishank, inaugurating the event, stressed upon importance of promoting water sports in the state, which has huge potential in the sports as the state has 3000km of rivers.
Uttarakhand is hosting the tournament for second time as teams from Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Himachal, all the defence forces and para-military forces are participating.
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