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CG wins 6 medals at Nat'l Kayaking & Stand-Up Paddling Championship 2025
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 has raised concerns over the exclusion of kayaking and canoeing from SAI Raipurs training programmes and has requested reinstatement through a day-boarding scheme. They also have requested permission from RMC to use Telibandha and Budhatalab lakes for athlete training.
Chhattisgarh secured a commendable third place overall at the Championship, held in Machilipatnam from June 5-8.
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.
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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 Baldeo Singh Bhatia along with secretary Abhijeet Mishra congratulated the athletes.
The state association has highlighted a concern: kayaking and canoeing, a sport that has 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 has written 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.
