{"id":1128,"date":"2019-11-20T13:37:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T08:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2023-01-27T17:55:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T12:25:47","slug":"presidents-trophy-boat-race-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/presidents-trophy-boat-race-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidents Trophy Boat Race 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The grand visual display of culture and sport, that’s the speciality of Kerala’s legendary Snake Boat Races<\/strong>. They are an inevitable part of the Onam festival<\/a><\/strong> of Kerala and are held annually on its pristine backwaters<\/a><\/strong>. The President’s Trophy Boat Race<\/strong> is a popular boat race held on the Ashtamudi lake<\/strong> in Kollam<\/strong> city on 1st November every year. The day marks the birth of the Indian state of Kerala<\/a><\/strong>, which is also known as Kerala Piravi<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, as a part of restyling the traditional snake boat races<\/strong> into a world-class sporting event, thereby protecting and promoting the tradition of the land as well as showcasing its spellbinding backwaters<\/a><\/strong> to the world, Kerala Tourism<\/strong> presents the Champions Boat League (CBL)<\/strong>. It is noted for being the country’s first-ever boat racing modeled on the Indian Premier League (IPL) format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make a ravishing and lifelong memorable experience tour, our six days long <\/em>Kerala backwaters tour<\/em><\/a><\/strong> will cover six major segments of Kerala backwaters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conducted at 12 different venues across Kerala on intervening weekends, the Champions Boat League<\/strong> 2019<\/strong> was commenced on August 31st<\/strong> with the prestigious Nehru Trophy Boat Race<\/a><\/strong> held at Punnamada Lake<\/strong> in Alleppey<\/a><\/strong> and will come to an end with the President’s Trophy Boat Race<\/strong> taking place at Ashtamudi Lake<\/strong> in Kollam<\/strong> on November 23, Saturday<\/strong>. The winners of CBL 2019<\/strong> will take home a cash prize of Rs. 25 lakhs<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President’s Trophy Boat Race 2019<\/strong> marks the finishing event of CBL 2019<\/strong> and it is held at the Gateway of Ashtamudi Lake in Kollam district of Kerala. The water column near Thevally Palace<\/strong> marks the starting point of the race while the front of the houseboat terminal acts as the finishing point. The 1250 meter<\/strong> stretch of Ashtamudi Lake<\/strong> between these two points forms the track of the race. The charming Ashtamudi Lake will witness lakhs of people gathering around its banks to get a glimpse of this spectacular water carnival and to cheer for their favourite team on this Saturday(November 23rd, 2019)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top View Of The Ashtamudi Backwaters In Kollam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nearest Tourist Places in Kollam:-<\/h4>\n\n\n\n