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Champions boat league season 5 to commence on Sep 19, will feature 14 races

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11 (UNI) The Champions Boat League (CBL) is set to row out from next week, as its 2025 edition will feature 14 races in as many places over three months of the water festival organised by Kerala Tourism.
The inaugural race of CBL Season-5 will be held at the Pampa river in Kainakary in Alappuzha district on September 19, while the finals on December 6 will typically coincide with the illustrious President’s Trophy at the Ashtamudi in Kollam.
While a chunk of the races will be characteristically in south Kerala, CBL-5 will have three races in the Malabar region, besides three in central Kerala. After the opening race, the league venue will shift to Dharmadom near Thalassery of Kannur district. The third race will be at Kottayam, along the Meenachil river along Thazhathangadi on September 27.
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