Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- SAI Rowing Chief Coach, High Performance Director, and former Olympian PT Paulose on Friday praised the Khelo India Water Games Festival 2025, which is currently underway at the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar.

He said that such competitions give birth to new athletes.

36 states and Union Territories took part in the first-ever Games, which was an open-age category meet. This water sports carnival is the second Khelo India event in J-K after the Khelo India Winter Games held in Gulmarg.

"There is a lot of improvement in equipment and competition exposure. SAI, under its programmes for foreign exposure, is letting players go overseas for training and competition. Such competitions give birth to new athletes," Paulose to...