Srinagar: J&K Water Sports Kayaking and Canoeing Association on Thursday felicitated its players who bagged medals in the recently held 36th National Games 2022 in Gujarat.
The Association held a function on Thursday at SKICC Srinagar in which its President Shafqat Ali Watali felicitated medal winners of National Games and also of National Rafting Championship.
In the National Games, two Kashmir based watersport players Villayat Hussain and Idrees bagged medals. Villayat bagged silver while as Idrees bagged bronze.
In Rafting Championship held at Himachal Pradesh, J&K team bagged multiple medals.
“Watersports players have once again made whole J&K proud. Out of 12 medals that J&K bagged in National Games, two belonged to Kayaking and Canoeing. It was despite the fact our events were curtailed in the current edition of Games,” said Shafqat Ali Watali.
“It is not first time, J&K Kayaking and Canoeing has bagged medals for J&K. But this discipline has been making J&K proud over the years. Same is case with Rafting. Our players have made us and J&K proud,” he said.
J&K Water Sports Kayaking and Canoeing Association President said that the Association is planning to hold multiple events across J&K.
National Games, Rafting medal winners felicitated
