Hyderabad, Jan 8 : Young Telengana sailors Vaishnavi Veeravamsham (15) and Preethi Kongara (17) moved into the senior category from under-15 Sub Juniors after clinching two bronze medals in the Mumbai Nationals.
Both have been selected for the Asian Regatta that will be held at Abu Dhabi in February.
“This has been a fantastic year for us at the Yacht Club of Hyderabad (YCH) Foundation and we are now deeply encouraged to mobilise a much large number of sailors from across the state to take them to these heights of performance,” said coach Suheim Sheikh.
Veeravamsham is ranked No 2 in India in the Laser Radial and is training under multiple International coaches. Her mentor and primary coach is Sheikh, who is also the President of the YCH.(UNI)