On Saturday, the ships take part in a mass exercise before the Snakeboat competition Nezru Trophy Boat on Lake Punnamada in Alappuzha. | Photo Credit: Suresh Alleppey
The complete results of the Snakeboat competition in the recently organized 71.
The jury received several complaints about violations of the rules and detained the statement of the second, third and fourth place in the final race of the Hada. In the final of Veeyapuram Chandan (Snakeboat), rowed by the Village Boat Club (VBC), Kainakary, at the close finish of 4: 21.084, he threw himself at the victory and raised the search title.
Although Nadubhagam Chundan, rowed by Punnamada Boat Club, finished second in 4: 21,782, Melpadom Chaundan from the Pallathurutha boat (PBC) club came third with a timing of 4: 21,933 and Niranom Chandan from the fourth of 4: 22,035.
In addition to the snake boat category, the results of the VEPPU category are also waiting for an appeal jury. “According to the rules, the jury has an appeal for 30 days to decide. The jury will call the appeal after the holidays onam and review the complaint received. Any decision will be announced after hearing both parties,” said the official of Nezru Trophy Boat Race Society, organizer of the event.
According to complaints, some teams built more rowers from the state than the permissible limit. They were also accused that some teams used oars made of plastic or non -traditional wood, which violates a rule that orders the use of palm wood.
Until last year, the line -up of the Champions Boat League (CBL) was selected from the best nine finals of NTBR. Any delay in announcing complete results will throw the shadow on the behavior of the upcoming CBL season.
This is not the first time that complaints have been made. 2024 NTBR was controversial. In the finals of the 70. According to official results, Karichal crossed the finish line in 4: 29,785 minutes, just before Veeyapuram, who threw 4: 29,790 minutes. Lord Chandan, rowed by the city club Kumarakom (KTBC), finished third with a time of 4: 30.13 minutes.
After the race, VBC, Kainakary and KTBC filed complaints about inconsistencies. VBC claimed that video shots clearly showed that Veeyapuram had crossed the finish line in front of Karichal. On the other hand, KTBC claimed a mistake in the initial procedure that rejected the fair and the same beginning in the finals.
The jury rejected the complaint after reviewing video recordings and timing data and confirmed the original verdict and confirmed Karichal as a winner. Since then, VBC has moved the High Court in Kerala and challenged the jury’s decision.
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Published – 3 September 2025 05:25
