Govardhan and Thanuja triumph at the Telangana State Sailing Championships

The weather at the Telangana State Sailing Championship was mild to medium winds and perfectly sun laden making for great sailing conditions 

India No.1 Govardhan Pallara from Hyderabad was positioned overall second just before the last of the 9 races series in the sub juniors and was about to be trounced by arch rival and compatriot Deekshita when during the last leg he moved up from 4th to 1st and Deekshita dropped from 2nd to 14th in a never before dramatic windshift 

Govardhan was declared State Sub Junior Champion and Deekshita runners up . Both are also respectively ranked India No. 1 and 2 at the end of their careers in the Sub Junior Optimist Class by the National Federation.

“I have never sailed a more challenging championship ever and was lucky in the last race to win and it was Deekshita’s bad luck that the wind shifted so badly in my favour“ , said Govardhan on his triumphant return to shore alongside Deekshita  who placed second overall

"I have rarely seen a sailor of such acumen in my career as a coach for Telangana ", said Suheim Sheikh the President of the Telangana Sailing Association  

Shravan Kathravath , a tribal boy from Nalgonda continued his string of wins and has been declared the State Boys Junior Champion  with no challenge from any quarter and does not need to sail the last race tomorrow. 

The star of the day and the entire State Championships was however Thanuja Kameshwar of Udbhav School Hyderabad who hit a hat trick with three state championship golds on the Double handed Skiff Class , the Double hander Dinghy Class and the ILCA 4 single hander this evening . 

Thanuja Kameshwar will be the most decorated sailor of Telangana at the state championships to be concluded tomorrow and she does not need to take part in the last race scheduled. 

Ms Shantha Sinha Padmashri , Magsaysay awardee and erstwhile chairperson of the child welfare commission gave away a few prizes this afternoon at a ceremony with all the children and parents present. 

The final prize giving is scheduled at the Yacht Club of Hyderabad at Sanjivaiah Park at 4pm and Shri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS will preside over the function .

Points Tally at the end of Day 3

Final Results of Sub Junior Single Hander Dinghy

Govardhan Pallara           25

Deekshita Komaravelly    27

Mohammad Rizwan          46

Junior Single Hander Dinghy Boys

Sravan Kathravath Hyderabad 9

Daniel Rajkumar Hyderabad  15

Vinod Dandu Nagarkurnool 28

Junior Single Hander Dinghy Girls

Thanuja Kameshwar Hyderabad          13

Deeekshita Komaravelly Hyderabad    16

Maanya Reddy Hyderabad                     16