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India Paddle Festival: Akash, Ravi Pujar Bag Top Two Places In U16 Race

Akash Pujar and Ravi Pujar made a great start for India by securing the first and second positions in the Junior U16 race at the inaugural India Paddle Festival held in Mangalore on Friday. Local boy Akash won the race with a timing of 43:04 minutes, while his cousin Ravi finished second with a time of 47:24 minutes. Jihoo Hwang from South Korea secured the third position, completing the race in 52:52 minutes.

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India Paddle Festival: Akash, Ravi Pujar Bag Top Two Places In U16 Race
India Paddle Festival | Photo Credit: India Paddle Festival

UT Khader (with the paddle), Hon. Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly along with other dignitaries announce India Paddle Festival open

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India Paddle Festival
India Paddle Festival | Photo Credit: India Paddle Festival
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Top-ranked Stand-Up Paddlers, UT Khader (in Centre), Hon. Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly along with other dignitaries

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Akash Pujar
Akash Pujar | Photo Credit: India Paddle Festival
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Akash Pujar celebrating his win in the u-16 junior category in the Day 1 of India Paddle Festival.

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Ravi Pujar
Ravi Pujar | Photo Credit: India Paddle Festival
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Ravi Pujar came second in the U-16 Junior category on Day 1 of the India Paddle Festival

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 Jihoo Hwang
Jihoo Hwang | Photo Credit: India Paddle Festival
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South Korea's Jihoo Hwang stood third in the U-16 category