Onlykashmir.in News Desk
The Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council is set to organise a Water Sports Festival in Srinagar, bringing a fresh wave of sporting energy to the Union Territory and adding a new event to the region’s expanding sporting calendar. The festival is being positioned as a platform to showcase Kashmir’s water bodies as venues for competitive sport while giving young athletes a dedicated stage to display their talent.
The upcoming festival will feature several water sports disciplines, including rowing, dragon boat racing, canoeing, kayaking, shikara racing, water skiing and water polo, spanning both traditional and modern competitive water sports formats. The initiative is aimed at promoting water sports more broadly across Jammu and Kashmir and providing young athletes with a structured, competitive platform to showcase their skills across these varied disciplines.
Beyond the immediate competition, the festival is also expected to create opportunities for identifying promising sportspersons who can subsequently be trained and prepared for participation at national and international levels. By organising the event, the J&K Sports Council seeks to encourage greater youth participation in water sports while highlighting the potential of Jammu and Kashmir’s natural lakes, rivers and water bodies as venues capable of hosting major sporting events in the future.
Officials describe the festival as more than a competition, framing it instead as a celebration of athletic excellence, adventure and emerging talent. It is envisioned as a launchpad for future champions and as another step toward strengthening the broader sporting culture of Jammu and Kashmir, building on the momentum generated by other recent sporting initiatives and events across the region.
Further details regarding the date, venue, participation guidelines and full schedule are expected to be announced shortly by the J&K Sports Council. With anticipation building ahead of the announcement, Srinagar is preparing to showcase the region’s emerging water sports talent and its scenic water bodies as a venue for competitive sport on a larger stage.
