Chandigarh (Subhash Jindal)
Asian Games Participant Rower Pooja of Chandigarh was felicitated by Chandigarh Rowing Association at Chandigarh State Junior Rowing Championship on Saturday
Chandigarh Rowing Association Organized State Junior Rowing Championship at Sukhna lake on Saturday in which more than 16 Rowers participated in Single scull, double scull, coxless pair and in coxless fours event. The races were held in 1000 meter course.The executive body of Chandigarh rowing association was upset after seeing the worsened and neglected condition of the rowing course and draws the attention of Chandigarh Administration to immediately take concrete steps in maintaining the International rowing course by removing the bushes at the Iceland and at one km race course and by constructing a new rowing finishing tower at the Iceland so that the National and International events of rowing can take place in future for the betterment and development of water sports in UT Chandigarh.
Preduman Singh Stood first by clocking 3.57.24mnts in Single Scull. Savinay Singh and Prabal dalal clocked 4:35:06 mnts in double scull while Gurcharan, Varun Antil, Rajat Kumar and Sudarshan clocked 3:45:98 mnts in coxless fours boat.The prizes were given by the CRA president Dr Anmol Rattan Sidhu.
The Life president of CRA Shri TC Gupta and Honorary Secretary Shri Rajiv Sharma motivated the rowers to take more interest in rowing as they will provide them with all the facilities and equipment at Chandigarh lake Club sports complex.
Ms Pooja who represented India in the recently concluded Asian games at Jakarta and a member of CRA was honored by Chandigarh rowing association on this occasion .
The Governing body of CRA , Dr Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Shri TC Gupta IAS (retd) Major DP Singh, Shri Rajiv Sharma and Shri Surinder Chaudhary expressed their anguish and showed displeasure after seeing the condition of Rowing Course at Sukhna lake.
The Sukhna Rowing course which is a 2 km 5 lane international rowing course which has witnessed many National and Asian rowing championships and the course in which many players after practicing have won laurels for the country and for Chandigarh with a finishing tower at the Iceland which was destroyed in massive fire are now being neglected by the administration and are in a very bad shape. The 2 km international standard rowing course is closed at one km due to growth of wild bushes thus hampering the rowers to use the full length 2km course for practice. The Iceland presents a deserted look with wild bushes and grass and danger of snakes and without rowing finishing tower.
The executive body of Chandigarh rowing association was upset after seeing the worsened and neglected condition of the rowing course and draws the attention of Chandigarh Administration to immediately take concrete steps in maintaining the International rowing course by removing the bushes at the Iceland and at one km race course and by constructing a new rowing finishing tower at the Iceland so that the National and International events of rowing can take place in future for the betterment and development of water sports in UT Chandigarh.