Hyderabad: Vaishnavi Veeravamsham will compete in the Oman Senior Girl's World Championship as the country's youngest sailor. The competition will begin on December 1, 2021, in Musannah Bay.
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The young sailors have trained under Suheim Sheikh at the Yacht Club of Hyderabad.
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HYDERABAD: For 14-year-old Jhansi Priya and Vaishnavi, it was like a dream come true when the young sailors were told that they were selected and will soon travel to Italy to compete in the Sub-Juniors World Sailing Championships, starting from July 1.
While Jhansi, the daughter of a housekeeping staff at the Yashoda Hospital, is thrilled to be representing the country at international forums, Vaishnavi’s mother, who works as a domestic help at various houses in the Marredpally area, said that she knows her daughter will make her and the country more proud.
Hyderabad: Republic day regatta 2021 begins at Hussain Sagar
A colourful fleet of around 42 sailors had to paddle back to the Yacht Club of Hyderabad under dead wind conditions
By Mohammed Hussain| Updated: 25th January 2021 8:08 pm IST Young sailors of the yacht club sailing in Hussain sagar lake
Hyderabad: The five-day Republic Day Regatta 2021 has begun in Yacht Club at Hussain Sagar lake.
It is the first regatta in the Sailing calendar of India and the largest ever in the junior and sub-junior categories.
The wind conditions on day one at the republic day regatta 2021 at Hussain Sagar continued to be poor but the race officer Gautham Kankatla managed to squeeze in one race for the sub-junior green fleet.