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Article: 6th National Water Sports Championship held in Himachal Pradesh

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November 9, 2006
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Govind Sagar (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 9 -- With the increasing popularity of water sports, more and more individuals from various parts of the country are taking interest in it. There are many people who are eager to try it as a serious sport but others seem fascinated for fun.

Large numbers of water sports enthusiasts from different parts of the country recently arrived in Himachal Pradesh to compete in Aquatics in the sixth National Water Sports Championship.

Held at the Govind Sagar Lake, a reservoir of the Bhakra Nangal Dam, one of the highest gravity dams in the world, the championship (Nov.5 to 9) evoked a ...

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