International power boat racing tournament in Amaravati

Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh to conduct International power boat racing championship in Krishna River in November. The event will be conducted on November 9, 10, and 11. Nine teams and 19 drivers from 12 countries will contest in the championship along with team Amaravati.

The government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by Himanshu Shukla, CEO, AP Tourism, F1H2O Promoter Management and India Xtreme Adventure Activities have entered into a memorandum of understanding to conduct the 6th round of F1H2O power boat racing in Krishna River in November. The F1H2O World Championship will take place in Amaravati with the support of United Internationale Motonautique. The flagship international power boat series is returning to the country for the first time after 2004.

“I am delighted that the negotiations have taken place smoothly and that F1H2O is returning to India after a gap of 14 years. I take this opportunity to thank the government of India, our local partner India Extreme, and all personnel involved. We look forward to a long lasting relationship of racing events with India,” said Paolo Di San Germano, F1H2O Racing President.

“A dream is coming true today because of CM Naidu’s efforts,” said Mandava Sandeep, CEO of Malakshmi Group, which owns India Xtreme.

There are also plans to generate revenue through the event by selling the telecast rights to channels and advertising, reports TNIE.

Team Amaravarti will not have drivers from India. “Racing is a novelty in India; we are unable to find experienced drivers for participating in the event. We won’t be able to find drivers from Andhra or even India to be part of team Amaravati,” Germano told TNIE.