Two more legs are remaining in this year’s CBL
Aroma clocked 3:06.14sec. Veeyapuram Chundan (UBC Kainakary FC) finished second in 3:06.67sec while Melpadom Chundan (Pallathuruthy Boat Club) came third in 3:06.80sec. Veeyapuram and Melpadom had led through much of the race but Aroma surged ahead in the last 100 metres. Aroma now leads the points table with 74 points. Melpadom and Veeyapuram have 72 and 63 respectively. The remaining league races will be held at Kainakary on Nov 7 and Kayamkulam on Nov 14. The season will end with President’s Trophy in Kollam on Nov 21. Winner, runner-up and third-place finishers get ₹5 lakh, ₹3 lakh and ₹1 lakh in that order. All teams get ₹4 lakh each as bonus. The overall champion will receive ₹25 lakh, runner-up ₹15 lakh and the third-placed club ₹10 lakh.
The result is a setback for Pallathuruthy Boat Club, which had won four races on the trot before finishing second at Thazhathangadi in Kottayam. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kochi | Silver Rate in Kochi | Bank Holidays in Kochi | Public Holidays in Kochi Stay updated with the latest Kochi news. Former MLA and CBL technical committee member C K Sadasivan flagged off the race. CBL governing body members, senior tourism department officials and local self-govt institution representatives attended. Local competitions for Veppu boats were also held as part of the Pulinkunnu Rajiv Gandhi Boat Race. Download the TOI App.
Earlier, Kuttanad MLA Reji Cherian inaugurated the event while Pulinkunnu panchayat president Ouseppachan Vempadanthara presided over the function. Kottayam: Aroma Chundan, rowed by Aroma Boat Club from Paravur, Kollam, won the eighth race in the sixth Champions Boat League (CBL) organised by the tourism department at Pulinkunnu, Alappuzha, on Saturday.