Dal Lake Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 Dates, Location

Kashmir is reviving from the past incidents, and finally, a new sports festival named “Khelo India Water Sports Festival” 2025 is scheduled from 21 to 23rd August. The festival takes place at Dal Lake. The event is organised by the youth service and the sports department. All the preparations have been made regarding the security and execution of the events. The festival was announced by the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and \ Sports, Kashmir. He also directed the handicraft and Handloom department to put their rich handicraft items for the exhibitions so the visitors can get to know about the Kashmir highlights and rich culture. Right now, Kashmir is at its peak tourist season, and this occasion is an ideal time for the festival.

This is a water sports competition at the lake in Jammu and Kashmir. There is a total of 5 games included that are: Canoeing, Kayaking, Shikara Race, Gragon Boat and Water Skiing. All athletes can participate in this festival and show their talent under khelo India. The full information regarding the competition date, timing, location, and other event details is explained in this article.

Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025

The water sports festival will be organised at the Jammu and Kashmir Lake in August. This is a three-day water sports event where several athletes and participants participate for the competition. It is expected that 400 athletes will participate from all the states and union territories of India. The event will create more opportunities for the sports person to showcase their capabilities at the National level. The festival helps the participants to prepare themselves for the international-level events and to check their capabilities.

Festival Name	KIWSF Khelo India Water Sports Festival
Organised By	J&K Sports Department
Dates	21st to 23rd August 2025
Games	Kayaking and Canoeing Rowing Water Skiing Dragon Race Shikara Race
Location	SKICC, Dal Lake, Srinagar
Other Events	Opening Ceremony, Drone lIght Shoiw, Traditional dance show, Celebrities Dance, Stalls etc.

This is the fifth Khelo India event in Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar conducts this festival at the iconic Dal Lake. The inauguration event will be on 21st August. Mera number of exhibitions of handicraft and Handloom items are also there for the visitors who visit for the sports festival. Along with the sports events, there are other activities at the time of the opening ceremony. The event also includes the Drone light show, celebrity performances, food and craft stalls, self-help group products and traditional folk dances during the three-day festival. Those who want to join the dal Lake Water Sports Festival 2025 can visit the venue and enjoy the event.

Location For Water Sports Festival

The festival is conducted at SKICC, Dal Lake, Srinagar.

Dal Lake Khelo India Water Sports Festivals Schedule

Those who want to visit must save the dates 19 to 23rd August 2025 in their calendar. The event is organised by the Jammu and Kashmir sports council in Association with the Rowing Federation of India. The event showcases the speed, strength and sports spirit of all the athletes in the water.

KIWSF 2025 Jammu and Kashmir

This is the water sports competition which features five water Sports. More than 400 athletes will participate in this competition. The national sports Federation nominates all that athletes on a merit basis. The selected athletes have a great opportunity to show their talent. The next khelo India Winter Games will be organised in Ladakh, and the khelo India Youth Games will be organised in Bihar and Delhi.

Games

There are total fight games included in the water sports festival at Delhi Srinagar.

• Kayaking and Canoeing
• Rowing
• Water Skiing
• Dragon Race
• Shikara Race

Motive Behind Sports Competition

• The main Motive behind the government to celebrate this water sports festival is to encourage all the athletes towards the sports.
• It also pushes the athletes to the next level.
• Athletes have these opportunities to show their talent and prepare themselves for the international games.
• By organising such an event, the government wants to inspire other youth towards sports and provide them with top-notch facilities in sports infrastructure.
• It will also help the young athletes to gain excellence in water games.
• India has great facilities and the latest infrastructure for athletes in water sports, and they also provide experienced coaches.

What Are the Khelo India Games?

Games are organised by the Indian Sports Department to inspire young talent and give them the opportunity at the national and international level. Khelo India provides the platform to all sports persons in India to live their dream again and become a part of international games like the Olympics, Paralympics, and Commonwealth Games. This platform has organised money state level National levels for sports competitions for men and women. They also promote the regional, rural and traditional games. It will promote the mass participation of young talent and also provide them with direction in sports.

Dal Lake Water Sports Festival 2025

Dal Lake is one of the famous tourist places in Kashmir. This place is very famous for the Shikara rides and houseboats. It reflects the culture of Jammu and Kashmir by showcasing the local handicrafts items and Kashmir’s popular cuisines. Once again the Kashmir is all set to celebrate the khelo India water sports festival at the lake. It will open the doors for sports events in Kashmir.

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