Water sports catches up in Hubli
Express News Service 16 Mar 2010 08:48:51 AM IST
HUBLI: There has been overwhelming response to the adventure water sports festival organised for the first time in Hubli. Braving scorching heat, hundreds of people including children and women are thronging the Unkal lake to take part in the thrilling events.
The five-day festival is organised by State Youth Affairs and Sports Department in association with General Timmaiah National Academy of Adventure Sports and the district administration.
According to organisers over 1200 people were being trained in water sports as part of the festival. About 30 instructors from the academy and the Sports Department have been training and guiding people taking part in adventure water sports in the lake.
Facilities and equipment have been made available for taking part in sports like rafting, water scooter, canoeing, carole ride, kayaking, water-skiing and wind surfing.
Before taking up an exhilarating ride on water, life-saving jackets will be given to the each person as a precautionary measure.
Shabbir, the team leader of trainers at the festival told Express that allaying fear about water among people, particularly the youths, is the aim behind organising the event. We have already organised the adventure water sports festival in Karwar, Mangalore, Davangere, Manglore, Udupi and Hassan. We are also planning to organise it in other cities where there are lakes, he said.
Many youths at the venue said that they were thrilled to take part in water sports for the first time.
