Telangana sailors at India International Regatta start on a promising note

Hyderabad, December 19, 2016: Just a day left at the Youth Sailing Nationals and the India International Regatta at Chennai and Telangana with the largest contingent of 26 sailors is all set of grab a bit of metal.

Rishab Nayar, who flew from Chicago to participate is assured of a National Silver and an International Bronze. "It was well worth traveling all the way to the regatta, It's just too cold in Chicago to sail and I was missing the sport. Good to win a few medals and go back and keep in touch with the country and sailing too." said the young 15-year-old Rishab now a strapping young man of 6 feet and giving the fleet a tough time.

Sachin Bethamalla of Warangal district, trained at the Yacht Club is headed for a silver medal in the Green fleet. His first ever regatta outside Hyderabad and with just two races to go he is self-assured that he will go back with a medal. Studying at Shaikpet model school and with modest means, the boy proved himself with just 27 kilos of weight in the strong post-Vardha winds and swell to match.

Telangana favorite Gautam Kantala of Udbhav School, and the Telangana Open Champion is also close to winning a medal having finished with a 3rd and-and 6th in today's races and with a consistent performance he could well go home with a Youth National medals.

"The weather was perfect and the courses long and grueling for the little sailors but the courses laid out were perfect and the team from Telangana predominantly with kids who have never been out of the state or sailed in the open sea, our performance was satisfactory and we are sure that Telangana will grow into a sailing power in the years to come" said Suheim Sheikh their coach and the President of the Yacht Club where they were trained.