Nehru Trophy Boat Race

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{{short description|Annual Vallam Kali in Kerala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox sport
| name = Nehru Trophy Boat Race/Champions Boat League
| image = Alappuzha-nadubhagam-chundan.jpg
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| union f=
| first = 1952
| firstlabel =
| country/region = India
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| clubs =
| contact =
| team = 64 or 128 paddlers aboard per side
| mgender =
| category = [[Vallam Kali]]
| equipment = Snake boat
| venue = [[Punnamada Lake]]
| obsolete =
| olympic =
| paralympic =
| IWGA =
}}

The '''Nehru Trophy Boat Tri Race'''/'''Champions Boat League''' is a popular ''[[Vallam Kali]]'' held in the [[Punnamada Lake]] near [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. ''Vallam Kali'' or ''Vallamkali''y literally means boat play/game, but can be translated to boat race in English. The most popular event of the race is the competition of ''[[Chundan Vallam]]s'' (snake boats). Hence the race is also known as '''Snake Boat Race''' in [[English Language|English]]. Other categories of boats which participate in various events of the race are ''Churulan Vallam'', ''Iruttukuthy Vallam'', ''Odi Vallam'', ''Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam)'', ''Vadakkanody Vallam'' and ''Kochu Vallam''.

==History==
This Boat race has its origin in the [[Kerala]] district [[Alappuzha]] and was inaugurated in 1952 by Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. The winner was awarded a trophy in the name of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].

In 2019, Nehru Trophy Boat Race was also made a part of the newly constituted CBL - Champions Boat League<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/knights-warriors-to-race-in-boat-league/article29214987.ece|title=SC|work=The Hindu}}</ref> and [[Star Sports Network]] become its [[television]] broadcasting partner.

The 2020 season of the league was dropped due to Covid 19 Pandemic

==Winners==
The current hat-trick title for continuously winning three times in a row is held by Kumarakom Town Boat Club under the leadership of Raju Vadakkathu Kumarakom Kottayam.
{| class="wikitable sortable"}
|-
! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" | Year
! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" | Club
! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" | Winners
! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" | Captain
|-
| 1952
|Nadubhagam Boat club
|[[natubhagam chundan]]
|ChakkoMappila Mattu Mappila
|-
|1954
|Kavalam team
|[[Kavalam Chundan]]
|ThommanJoseph
|-
|1955
|Nedumudi NSS Karayogam
|[[Paarthasarathi Chundan]]
|KG Raghavan Nair
|-
|1956
|Kavalam team
|Kavaalam chundan
|ThommanJoseph
|-
|1957
|Ponga Boat club
|[[Neoplian Chundan]]
|JosephCheriyan
|-
|1958
|Ponga Boat club Kavalam Boat Club
|Neoplian Chundan Kavalam Chundan
|CheriyanJoseph & T J Job
|-
|1959
|Ponga Boat club
|[[Neoplian Chundan]]
|CheriyanVargees
|-
|1960
|Kavalam boat club
|Kavalam Chundan
|Matthachan
|-
|1961
|Ponga Boat club
|[[Neoplian Chundan]]
|CheriyanVargees
|-
|1962
|Kavalam boat club
|Kavaalam chundan
|TJ Job
|-
|1963
|U.B.C Kainakary
|[[Kainakary chundan]]
|PK Thankachan
|-
|1964
|U.B.C Kainakary
|[[St. George Chundan]]
|PK Thankachan
|-
|1965
|U.B.C Kainakary
|[[Parthasarathi Chundan]]
|PK Thankachan
|-
|1966
|Pulinkunnu boat club
|[[Pulinkunnu chundan]]
|Thommichan
|-
|1967
|Pulinkunnu boat club
|Pulinkunnu chundan
|Thommichan
|-
|1968
|U.B.C Kainakary
|Parthasarathi Chundan
| PK Thankachan
|-
|1969
|Pulinkunnu boat club
|Pulinkunnu chundan
| CC Chakko
|-
|1970
|U.B.C Kainakary
|Kallooparamban chundan
|VargeesAntony
|-
|1971
|Kumarakam boat club Champakulam boat club
|Kallooparamban chundan Pulinkunnu chundan
|NellanikkalPappachan & Chakkamma Kannotuthara
|-
|1972
|Kumarakam boat club
|Kallooparamban chundan
|NellanikkalPappachan
|-
|1973
|Kumarakam boat club 
|Kallooparamban Chundan 
|NellanikkalPappachan
|-
|1974
|Friends boat club
|Karichal Chundan
|PC Joseph
|-
|1975
|Friends boat club
|Karichal Chundan
|PC Joseph
|-
|1976
|UBC Kainakary
|Karichal Chundan
|PK Thankachan
|-
|1977
|Thayankari boat club
|[[Jawahar chundan]]
|KS Vargees
|-
|1978
|Thaynkari boat club
|jawahar thayankari
|KS Vargees
|-
|1979
|UBC Kainakary
|Aayaparambu Valiya Diwanji
|RaviPrakash
|-
|1980
|Pullangady boat club
|Karichal chundan
|Ramachandran
|-
|1981
|No Winners
|
|-
|1982
|Kumarakam boat club
|Karichal chundan
|NellanikkalPappachan
|-
|1983
|Kumarakam boat club
|Karichal chundan
|NellanikkalPappachan
|-
|1984
|Kumarakam boat club
|Karichal chundan
|NellanikkalPappachan
|-
|1985
|Friends boat club
|jawahar thayankari
|PC Joseph
|-
|1986
|Village boat club, Kainakary
|Karichal chundan
|SanniAkkarakkalam
|-
|1987
|Village boat club, Kainakary
|Karichal chundan
|SanniAkkarakkalam
|-
|1988
|Pallathurathi boat club
|Vellamkulangara Chundan
|TP Rajbhavan
|-
|1989
|UBC Kainakary
|champakulam chundan
|AK Lalasan
|-
|1990
|UBC Kainakary
|champakulam chundan
|AK Lalasan
|-
|1991
|UBC Kainakary
|champakulam chundan
|AK Lalasan
|-
|1992
|Sreelakshmana boat club
|Kallupramban chundan
| VN Velayudhan
|-
|1993
|UBC Kainakary
|Kallupramban chundan
|CV Vijayan
|-
|1994
|Jet Airways
|champakulam chundan
|AntonyAkkarakkalam
|-
|1995
|Alappuzha boat club
|champakulam chundan
| JosJhon
|-
|1996
|Alappuzha boat club
|champakulam chundan
|AnilMadhavan
|-
|1997
|Navajeevan club
|Alappat Chundan
| KP Poul
|-
|1998
|Pallathuruthi boat club
|champakulam chundan
|DomanicKuzhimattom
|-
|1999
|Kumarakam town boat club
|Alappat Chundan
|SampathKaniyamparampil
|-
|2000
|Alappuzha boat club
|Karichal chundan
|BencyRanduthikkal
|-
|2001
|Friends boat club
|Karichal chundan
|TobinChandy
|-
|2002
|Kumarakam boat club
|Vellamkulangara chundan
|SannyJakob
|-
|2003
|Navajeevan boat club
|Karichal chundan
|ThampiPodippara
|-
|2004<ref>[http://www.zonkerala.com/articles/nehru-trophy-boat-race-3.htm Race Course, Mass Drill, Boat Clubs and Winners]</ref>
|Kumarakam Town boat club
|Cheruthana chundan
| RajuVadakkath
|-
|2005
|Kumarakam Town boat club
|Payippad chundan
| RajuVadakkath
|-
|2006
|Kumarakam Town Boat Club
|Payippad chundan
| RajuVadakkath
|-
|2007<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nehrutrophy.nic.in/winners.htm |title=Nehru Trophy Winners |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112150925/http://nehrutrophy.nic.in/winners.htm |archive-date=12 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|Kumarakam Town Boat Club
|Payippad chundan
|KunjumonMeluvallil
|-
|2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nehrutrophy.nic.in/new/winners_of_NTBR.htm |title=Nehru Trophy Winners |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210184312/http://nehrutrophy.nic.in/new/winners_of_NTBR.htm |archive-date=10 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|Kollam Jesus Boat Club
|Karichal chundan
|JiJiJacob Pollayil
|-
|2009<ref>http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200908081932.htm</ref>
|Kollam Jesus Boat Club
|Champakulam chundan
|JiJiJacob Pollayil
|-
|2010
|Kumarakam Town Boat Club
|Jawahar Thayankari
|Josephphilip
|-
|2011
|Winners not decided
|
|-
|2012
|Freedom Boat Club, Kainakary
|Sri Ganesh
|JiJiJacob Pollayil
|-
|2013
|Harippadu Star Boat Club
|Sri Ganesh
|ArunKumar
|-
|2014
|United Boat Club Kainakary
|Chambakulam chundan
|GeorgeThomas
|-
|2015
|Kumarakam Vembanad Boat Club
|Jawahar Thayankari
|JameskuttyJacob
|-
|2016
|Kumarakam Vembanad Boat Club
|Karichal Chundan
| JameskuttyJacob
|-
|2017
|Thuruthippuram Boat Club
|Gabriel Chundan
|Ummen Jacob
|-
|2018
|Pallathuruthi Boat Club
|Payippadan Chundan
|Shri. James Kutty Jacob
|-
|2019<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nehrutrophy.nic.in/winners.htm |title=Nehru Trophy Winners |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112150925/http://nehrutrophy.nic.in/winners.htm |archive-date=12 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|Pallathuruthi Boat Club
|Nadubhagom Chundan (NCFC)
|Narayanankutty N Udayan
|}

[[File:Nehru Trophy Boat Race DSW.jpg|center|1100px|thumb|People watching Nehru Trophy Boat Race, 2013]]

==Sponsors==
[[Nerolac Paints]] is the official sponsors of CBL. [[Star Sports Network]] is the Broadcasting partner of league.

==Prize Money==
CBL is ranked fourth of all sports league in [[India]] with a prize money of 5.9 [[crore]].[https://www-thehindu-com.cdn.org/v/s/www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/all-set-for-todays-nehru-trophy-boat-race/article29302787.ece/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA%3D%3D#aoh=16066377856850&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkerala%2Fall-set-for-todays-nehru-trophy-boat-race%2Farticle29302787.ece%2Famp%2F%23aoh%3D16066377856850%26referrer%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%26amp_tf%3DFrom%2520%25251%2524s]

==See also==
* [[President's Trophy Boat Race]]
* [[Kumarakom Boat Race]]
* [[Triprayar Boat Race]]
* [[Kandassankadavu Boat Race]]
* [[Kallada Boat Race]]
* [[Champakulam Moolam Boat Race]]
* [[Aranmula Uthrattadi Vallamkali]]
* [[Payippad Jalotsavam]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Nehru Trophy Boat Race}}
{{commons category|Chundan Vallam}}
* [http://www.nehrutrophy.nic.in Official Nehru Trophy Boat Race Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130806043019/http://snakeboatrace.com/page2.html www.snakeboatrace.com]

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[[Category:Boat races in Kerala]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru]]
[[Category:Festivals in Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:1952 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1954]]

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