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TAWANG, 7 Feb:<\/strong> Tawangchu Tides International Kayaking Championship-2024, a global water sport extravaganza, was inaugurated at Dongshengmang in Bongleng village near the Indo-Bhutan border here on Wednesday by Tawang deputy commissioner Kanki Darang.<\/p>\n A total of 51 kayakers from countries like, Britain, Russia and Australia besides, different states of the country are taking part in the event which is being organized by SWITCH.<\/p>\n In his inaugural address, the DC welcomed all the participants and conveyed his gratitude to organizers for initiating the adventure sports championship in such a remote corner of the country.<\/p>\n The race director Charanjeev Kala stated that the pioneering event is not merely a competition but a grand vision backed by passionate private sponsors, institutional support, and endorsement from the union minister of earth sciences Kiren Riiju.<\/p>\n “The goal is to not only make local waves but to position Arunachal Pradesh as a global hub for kayaking with aspirations to host future World Championships. Elevating the championship’s significance is the patronage and support of the Chief Minister, Pema Khandu. His endorsement adds a layer of prestige, firmly establishing the championship in the heart of Arunachal Pradesh,” he added.<\/p>\n The race will continue for three days (7 to 9 Feb) and culminate with the declaration of the champion kayakers, the one who has done best in all the races. (DIPRO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TAWANG, 7 Feb: Tawangchu Tides International Kayaking Championship-2024, a global water sport extravaganza, was inaugurated at Dongshengmang in Bongleng village near the Indo-Bhutan border here on Wednesday by Tawang deputy commissioner Kanki Darang. A total of 51 kayakers from countries like, Britain, Russia and Australia besides, different states of the country are taking part in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-234335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}