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Asmita Rowing League For Women All Set For Historic Start In Hyderabad
Dronacharya Awardee Ismail Baig: In what could be a huge fillip to the Olympic sport of rowing, the iconic Hussain Sagar Lake will stage the country’s first-ever city-based league – Asmita Rowing League – from Wednesday (Feb 26) onwards. Eight teams will be in the fray in the league backed by the Government of India’s Khelo India mission.
The eight participating teams – Bhopal Waves Queen, Chennai Ranis, Cochin Queens, Cuttack Rowing, Deccan Queen Pune, Hyderabad Queen, Kolkata R-Oars, and Ludhiana Team Rowing – with an overall participation of 250 girls will vie for bragging rights in Under-19 and Under-23 age categories and five different events, SAI Media informed in a release on Tuesday.
Organised in collaboration with the Rowing Federation of India, the tournament will also reward the top six finishers in each event – Single Sculls (W1x), Double Sculls (W2x), Quadruple Sculls (W4x), Coxless Pairs (W2), Coxless Fours (W4) – with attractive cash incentives.
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