Summary:
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved addition of two more water sports disciplines of Kayaking and Canoeing at the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) Srinagar which had earlier only facility for rowing. According to a communiqué issued by J&K Sports Council in this regard this significant move is aimed at to encourage and facilitate the outstanding athletes of Jammu and Kashmir in these disciplines. Pertinently the J&K Sports Council and the UT government had initiated the request for addition of these sporting disciplines in the Centre. The KISCE which was launched in April 2021 after revamping facilities in the existing J&K Water Sports Academy in J&K shall now train athletes in three disciplines instead of one..