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| President's Trophy Boat Race | |
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| Annual event since | 2011 |
| Current champion | Nadubhagam chundan (2019) |
| Course | Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam Kerala |
| Trophy | President's Trophy |
The President's Trophy Boat Race (Malayalam: പ്രസിഡന്റ്'സ് ട്രോഫി വള്ളം കളി) is a popular boat race held on the Ashtamudi lake in Kollam city on 1 November every year.[1] The day marks the birth of the Indian state of Kerala, known as Kerala Piravi. This is the most popular of the races to be held during the season of the harvest festival, Onam, in Autumn on Ashtamudi Lake in Kollam. There would be races in five categories, namely Chundan Vallam (snake-boats), two grades of Veppu Vallam, and two grades of Iruttukuthi Vallam. Sixteen snake-boats would compete in four heats. The trophy had been instituted in the name of the President of India. President of India will be present to witness the race and would also give away the trophy and cash prize to the winning team. The race will become a part of Kerala's IPL-model boat race league from 2019 onward. The Government of Kerala is planning to make President's Trophy Boat Race as the finishing event of Champions’ Boat League.[2]
- ^ "President's Trophy Boat Race at Ashtamudi backwaters | Explore Kollam Festivals". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Row, row, row your boat for a big prize money". Business Line. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.