Chhattisgarh bags six medals at National Kayaking and Stand-Up Paddling Championship
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh secured third place overall at the 3rd National C-Kayaking and Stand-Up Paddling Championship 2025, winning six medals, including two golds by star athlete Sourabh Sahu.
Despite this success, the state association raised concerns over the exclusion of kayaking and canoeing from SAI Raipur's training programmes and requested reinstatement through a day-boarding scheme, along with permission to use Telibandha and Budhatalab lakes for athlete training.
Chhattisgarh secured a commendable third place overall at the Championship, held in Machilipatnam from June 5 to 8. The state's contingent clinched a total of six medals, a proud achievement for Chhattisgarh.
Sourabh Sahu was the star performer, bagging two gold medals in the C-Kayak K-1 category for both 500 metres and 2 kilometres. He also secured a silver medal in the K-1 200 metres event. In the K-2 500 metres event, Sourabh Sahu and Sourabh Kumar teamed up to win a silver medal, while Puneet Kumar added a bronze in the 500 metres race.
Andhra Pradesh Minister for Mining and Geology, Kollu Ravindra, presented the overall third-place trophy to the Chhattisgarh team.
Chhattisgarh Pradesh Kayaking Canoeing Association President Baldev Singh Bhatia, along with Secretary Abhijeet Mishra, congratulated the athletes.
The state association highlighted a concern: kayaking and canoeing, a sport that historically brought the most Olympic medals to Chhattisgarh, is not being re-included at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Raipur.
The association wrote to the RD SAI, DG SAI, and SAI Centre Raipur, stating that all necessary sports equipment for training would be provided by the state association.
They emphasised that even if there isn't space at the centre, the sport should be included through a day-boarding scheme to ensure coaches are available and athletes receive regular training. This would enable them to continue winning national and international medals, as in previous years.
The association also requested permission from the Raipur Municipal Corporation to use Telibandha lake, in addition to Budhatalab, for training kayaking and canoeing athletes.
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