Elvis Ali Hazarika becomes first from North East to cross North Channel: Veteran Assamese swimmer, Elvis Ali Hazarika has become the first from the North East to cross the North Channel.
September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz
The North Channel is the strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland. Elvis and his team clocked a timing of 14 hours 38 minutes to achieve this feat.
With this, Elvis has become the oldest Indian swimmer to cross the North Channel. He also became the first Assamese to successfully swim from Dharamtar Jetty to Gateway of India.
