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From rowing a Shikara at Dal Lake to paddling his way to national glory, Mohsin Ali Kand has come a long way. Mohsin made Jammu and Kashmir proud winning the first gold medal of the Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 on Thursday.
Seventeen-year-old Mohsin won gold in the 1000-metres men's Kayaking event clocking 4:12:717. It was a career highlight for the youngster.
As Mohsin stepped out of Dal Lake, he was greeted by jubilant home crowd even as he failed to hold on to tears of joy and hugged his coach Bilquis Mir, a former international and an Olympic judge.
This was an overwhelming moment for Mohsin, a 12th standard stud...