Sports & AwardsSkim2025-08-21

Inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025

What Happened

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports organized the first Khelo India Water Sports Festival at Dal Lake, Srinagar, in August 2025. The event included Olympic disciplines like rowing and canoeing, with Madhya Pradesh finishing at the top of the medal tally.

Why It Matters

It expands India's grassroots sports framework into aquatic disciplines and promotes Jammu and Kashmir as a premier hub for water sports and tourism.

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