A national-level water sports coaching camp with emphasis on canoeing and kayaking is being organised at the Dal Lake for National-level coaching camp of water sports being held in Srinagar training players of the country for the pre-Olympics.
Water sports, including kayaking and canoeing, are popular in European countries and Kashmir is the only place where the climatic conditions and water bodies are equal to that of Europe. With the advantage of suitable weather conditions and a world-famous water body, Dal Lake authorities took the initiative to organise the national level water sports coaching camp
aimed to train players.”Dal lake is very famous around the world, and there are so many things which can
help us in our training and gain achievements. Basically, it (kayaking and canoeing) is a European sport which is very famous in Europe, and the weather in Srinagar is mostly the same as in the other European country. So practicing here adds to our strength,” said Namita, a player from Madhya Pradesh.
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