365Telugu.com online news,October 8th,2024:The Sports Authority of India in collaboration with the Yachting Association of India sent a Junior Sailing team to Oman for an International winning 7 medals, All the top Asian countries including Thailand, UAE, Kuwait, Singapore, and most middle eastern nations competed in what turned out to be light to medium winds and highly competitive racing With 104 sailors from 9 countries, the Oman Open was well represented and 7 medals for India is a creditable and unprecedented achievement.
With Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra leading the sailors at the Olympics India is well on its way to being a sailing superpower in Asia. The Indian Juniors are preparing hard for the Asians to be held in Hong Kong and the Worlds in Argentina.
Being age-restricted, this is their last chance to participate at internationals while representing India as juniors Shreya Krishna of Tamilnadu and Lahiri Komaravelly of Hyderabad won the gold and silver in the under 15 sub-junior event setting the tone for their seniors mostly hailing from Madhya Pradesh.
Shashank Bhatam and Somya Singh from MP grabbed a silver each and Akshat Dohare and Shagun Jha a bronze each in the boys and girls Junior championships respectively. Manya Reddy of Telangana scored a silver in the women’s class punching above her weight in the senior class. A contingent of just 12 sailors and India gets 7 medals making a bit of junior history .