Nehru Trophy Boat Race

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Nehru Trophy Boat Race
First played1952
Characteristics
Team members64 or 128 paddlers aboard per side
Type Vallam Kali
EquipmentSnake boat, Iruttukuthy Boat, Veppu Boat, Thekkanodi Boat
Venue Punnamada Lake
Presence
Country or regionIndia

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is an annual vallam kali held in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha, Kerala, India. Vallam Kali or Vallamkaliy literally means boat play/game, but can be translated to boat race in English. The most popular event of the race is the competition of Chundan Vallams (snake boats). Hence the race is also known as Snake Boat Race in English. Other categories of boats which participate in various events of the race are Churulan Vallam, Iruttukuthy Vallam, Odi Vallam, Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam), Vadakkanody Vallam and Kochu Vallam.

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History

This boat race has its origin in the Kerala district Alappuzha and was inaugurated in 1952 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The winner was awarded a trophy in the name of Jawaharlal Nehru.

In 2019, Nehru Trophy Boat Race was also made a part of the newly constituted CBL - Champions Boat League [1] and Star Sports Network became its television broadcasting partner.

The 2020 and 2021 seasons of the league were dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

In 2024 the edition was postponed due to Wayanad landslides [3] and held on September 28. [4]

Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2024

Winners

As a Club United Boat club Kainakary(UBC Kainakary) won the most number of trophies in Nehru Trophy boat Race With 2 hattrick. Karichal chundan has the most number of Nehru trophies, a total of 16. The current hat-trick title for continuously winning 5 times in a row is held by Pallathuruthy boat club . The fastest Snake boat was won by Karichal chundan rowed by Pallathuruthy Boat Club in the 2024 Boat Race with a time of 4.14.35

YearClubWinnersCaptainReference
1952Nadubhagam Boat clubNadubhagam ChundanChacko Mappila Maathu Mappila
1954Kavalam teamKavalam ChundanThomman Joseph
1955Nedumudi NSS KarayogamPaarthasarathi ChundanKG Raghavan Nair
1956Kavalam teamKavaalam ChundanThomman Joseph
1957Ponga Boat clubNepoleon ChundanJoseph Cheriyan
1958Ponga Boat club
Kavalam Boat Club		Nepoleon Chundan
Kavalam Chundan		Cheriyan Joseph
TJ Job
1959Ponga Boat clubNepoleon ChundanCheriyan Varghese
1960Kavalam boat clubKavalam ChundanMaathachan
1961Ponga Boat clubNepoleon ChundanCheriyan Varghese
1962Kavalam boat clubKavaalam ChundanTJ Job
1963U.B.C KainakaryKainakary ChundanPK Thankachan
1964St. George ChundanPK Thankachan
1965Parthasarathi ChundanPK Thankachan
1966Pulinkunnu boat clubPulinkunnu ChundanThommichan
1967Pulinkunnu ChundanThommichan
1968U.B.C KainakaryParthasarathi ChundanPK Thankachan
1969Pulinkunnu boat clubPulinkunnu ChundanCC Chakko
1970U.B.C KainakaryKallooparamban ChundanVarghese Antony
1971Kumarakam boat club
Champakulam boat club		Kallooparamban chundan
Pulinkunnu Chundan		 Nellanickal Pappachan
Chakkamma Kannotuthara
1972Kumarakam boat clubKallooparamban Chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1973Kallooparamban Chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1974Friends boat club Karichal chundan PC Joseph
1975 Karichal chundan PC Joseph
1976UBC Kainakary Karichal chundan PK Thankachan
1977Thayankari boat clubJawahar Thayankari ChundanKS Varghese
1978Jawahar Thayankari ChundanKS Varghese
1979UBC KainakaryAayaparambu Valiya Diwanji ChundanRavi Prakash
1980Pullangady boat club Karichal chundan Ramachandran
1981No Winners
1982Kumarakam boat club Karichal chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1983 Karichal chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1984 Karichal chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1985Friends boat clubJawahar Thayankari ChundanPC Joseph
1986Village Boat Club, Kainakary Karichal chundan Sanni Akkarakkalam
1987 Karichal chundan Sanni Akkarakkalam
1988Pallathurathi boat clubVellamkulangara ChundanTP Rajbhavan
1989UBC KainakaryChampakulam ChundanAK Lalasan
1990UBC KainakaryChampakulam ChundanAK Lalasan
1991UBC KainakaryChampakulam ChundanAK Lalasan
1992Sreelakshmana boat clubKallooparamban ChundanVN Velayudhan
1993UBC KainakaryKallooparamban ChundanC G Vijayan
Mampalathuchira
1994Jet AirwaysChampakulam ChundanAntony Akkarakkalam
1995Alappuzha boat clubChampakulam ChundanJos Jhon
1996Champakulam ChundanAnil Madhavan
1997Navajeevan clubAlappat ChundanKP Poul
1998Pallathuruthi boat clubChampakulam ChundanDomanic Kuzhimattom
1999Kumarakam town boat clubAlappat ChundanSampath Kaniyamparampil
2000Alappuzha boat club Karichal chundan Bency Moonnuthickal
2001Friends boat club Karichal chundan Tobin Chandy
2002Kumarakam boat clubVellamkulangara ChundanSanny Jakob
2003Navajeevan boat club Karichal chundan Thampi Podippara
2004Kumarakam Town boat clubCheruthana ChundanRaju Vadakkath [5]
2005Payippad ChundanRaju Vadakkath
2006Payippad ChundanRaju Vadakkath
2007Payippad ChundanKunjumon Meluvallil [6]
2008Kollam Jesus Boat Club Karichal chundan JiJi Jacob Pollayil [7]
2009Champakulam chundanJiJi Jacob Pollayil [8]
2010Kumarakam Town Boat ClubJawahar Thayankari ChundanJoseph Philip
2011Freedom boat Club Karichal chundan Jiji Jacob Pollayil
2012Sri Ganesh ChundanJiJi Jacob Pollayil
2013Harippadu Star Boat ClubSri Ganesh ChundanArun Kumar
2014United Boat Club KainakaryChambakulam ChundanGeorge Thomas
2015Kumarakam Vembanad Boat ClubJawahar Thayankari ChundanJameskutty Jacob
2016 Karichal chundan Jameskutty Jacob
2017Thuruthippuram Boat ClubGabriel ChundanUmmen Jacob
2018Pallathuruthi Boat ClubPayippadan ChundanJames Kutty Jacob
2019Nadubhagam ChundanNarayanankutty N Udayan [9]
2022Mahadevikadu Kattil ThekkathilSanthosh Chacko
2023Veeyapuram ChundanAlan Moonnuthickal
2024 Karichal chundan Alan Moonnuthickal
2025Village Boat Club, KainakaryVeeyapuram ChundanBiffy Varghese
People watching Nehru Trophy Boat Race, 2013 Nehru Trophy Boat Race DSW.jpg
People watching Nehru Trophy Boat Race, 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SC". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "Alappuzha all set for Nehru Trophy Boat Race". The Hindu. 30 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Wayanad landslide: Nehru Trophy Boat Race postponed; Here's the new date". Wayanad landslide: Nehru Trophy Boat Race postponed; Here's the new date. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nehru Trophy Boat Race to be held on September 28". The Hindu. 3 September 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Race Course, Mass Drill, Boat Clubs and Winners
  6. ↑ "Nehru Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Nehru Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "The Hindu News Update Service". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "Nehru Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.

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