The Malabar River Festival is a white water kayaking championship held in Kozhikode district, Kerala.[1] Down River Extreme Rays is an important item of the game. The championship is organized by the Kerala Tourism Department, District Tourism Promotion Council and Kozhikode District Panchayat.[2] International players from different countries are also competing in this game. The competitions will be held in the tributaries of the Chaliyar River, Iruvanjippuzha and Chalippuzha.[3][4] The championship was first held in 2013. The competitions are held in various categories, including slalom, boater cross, downriver, and super final extreme races. It is the only white water kayaking championship in South India.[5] The man who wins the championship is called Rapid Raja and the woman is called Rapid Rani.[6] The kayaking championship begins at Pulikkayam near Kodenchery village.

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  1. "മലബാര്‍ റിവര്‍ ഫെസ്റ്റിവൽ കൊടിയിറങ്ങി | Kozhikode | Kerala | Deshabhimani | Monday Jul 29, 2019". www.deshabhimani.com.
  2. "മലബാർ റിവർ ഫെസ്റ്റിവൽ വാട്ടർ കയാക്കിങ് ചാംപ്യൻഷിപ്പ് ഇന്ന് സമാപിക്കും". സുപ്രഭതം. 28 July 2019.
  3. "ഇനി തീപാറും പോരാട്ടം, മലബാര്‍ റിവര്‍ ഫെസ്റ്റിവലിൽ കയാക്കിങ്ങ് ചാംപ്യന്‍ഷിപ്പ്". Manoramanews.
  4. Raveendran, Aabha (26 July 2019). "Malabar River Festival featuring kayaking championship kicks off". The Hindu.
  5. "Kayaking experts to paddle out at Malabar River Festival". Manorama online. 25 July 2019.
  6. "റാപിഡ് രാജയും റാണിയുമായി ഇവാനും ശിഖയും; മലബാര്‍ റിവര്‍ ഫെസ്റ്റിവലിന് ആവേശക്കൊടിയിറക്കം". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.


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