- Title: Kayaking participants battle fierce river during festival in southern India
- Date: 5th August 2023
- Summary: KOZHIKODE, KERALA, INDIA (AUGUST 05, 2023) (ANI-No use India) PARTICIPANTS STANDING WITH KAYAK BOATS PARTICIPANT IN KAYAK BOAT PARTICIPANT KAYAKING PARTICIPANTS STANDING ON ROCK VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS KAYAKING RIVER FLOWING/ PARTICIPANT KAYAKING PARTICIPANT KAYAKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) PARTICIPANT FROM UNITED KINGDOM, HEIDI WALSH, SAYING: "My name is Heidi Walsh, I am from the United Kingdom and I currently live in Canada to train for the world championships and it's my first time out here in Kerala and India and I am really excited to be here. So today we competed in the pro women's heats and it started with extreme slalom and then to qualify for the port across, you had to come in the top nine and then we did our port across after that and that will qualify us for finals." VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANT KAYAKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) PARTICIPANT, AMIT THAPA, SAYING: "I have been Kayaking since eight years, this is my sixth time in Malabar River Festival, every year, I come here and I learn like so much from this competition because this competition has a platform that you know...so many foreigners are coming from abroad you know...they share their experience with us and then by that we also like, learn so many things you know...how to compete, how to paddle, you know, in correct angle." VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS WALKING WITH KAYAK BOATS PARTICIPANT KAYAKING/ PERSON SITTING ON ROCK
- Embargoed: 19th August 2023 17:52
- Keywords: India Kayaking Kerala Kozhikode Malabar participants river festival slalom water sports
- Location: KOZHIKODE, KERALA, INDIA
- City: KOZHIKODE, KERALA, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001IN2D9OV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Participants, including locals and foreign national, celebrated the much-awaited Malabar River Festival with fierce kayaking competition in India's southern Kozhikode district of Kerala on Saturday (August 05)
The participants, which included both men and women, battled the river while showing their rowing maneuvers.
The annual festival, which is organised by the state government, is scheduled to conclude on August 06. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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