Second Edition of Champions Boat League from September 4
The second edition of the Champions Boat League (CBL) which features Kerala’s iconic snake boats will be held from September 4 to November 26 in 12 venues across five districts in Kerala. The inaugural leg will be held at Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, alongside the Nehru Trophy Boat Race on September 4. It will conclude with the President’s Trophy Race at Ashtamudi Lake in Kollam on November 26.
Apart from these, there will a competition of small boats at Chaliyar River in Kozhikode to popularize snake boat races in the Malabar region, the Kerala Tourism Minister Mr P. A. Mohamed Riyas announced. The Director of Tourism Mr P.B. Nooh said that Kerala, which has over 600 km of coastline and 44 rivers, has a great potential to host more water-based sports, as the daily life and festivals are closely linked with waterbodies.
The first edition of the CBL in 2019 was won by Tropical Titans (Pallathuruthy Boat Club), followed by Raging Rowers (Karichal) and Mighty Oars (NCDC Devas).
To know more about CBL check https://www.keralatourism.org/event/champions-boat-league/113 and to watch the curtain-raiser, check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDsrK9W9Koo