Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- Athletes from humble backgrounds in Jammu and Kashmir, trained at the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) water sports centre in Dal Lake, have secured one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) 2025, helping the Union Territory finish seventh among 28 states and Union Territories.

According to SAI, Mohsin Ali is a carpenter's son, Sajad Hussain is a Shikarawala's son, and Muhammad Hussain is a vegetable vendor's son, and none of them would have brought laurels for Jammu and Kashmir at the national stage in the Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF), 2025, but for SAI.

Mohsin won the gold in K-1 1000 metre men's kayaking, Sajad silver in C-2 500-meter canoe slalom, a...