Telangana sailors Vatsal, Sanjay in Indian team for Asian Sailing Championship
Hyderabad: Hyderabad sailors Vatsal Banker from Secunderabad Sailing Club and Sanjay Reddy have been selected to represent India in the boys laser category at the upcoming Asian Sailing Championship, scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi from February 27 to March 6. The 16-year-old sailors from the State have been selected out of 60 sailors […]
Hyderabad: Hyderabad sailors Vatsal Banker from Secunderabad Sailing Club and Sanjay Reddy have been selected to represent India in the boys laser category at the upcoming Asian Sailing Championship, scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi from February 27 to March 6.
The 16-year-old sailors from the State have been selected out of 60 sailors to represent the country. They returned from Karwar of Uttara Karnataka after completing a 45-day training camp, conducted by the Yachting Association of Karnataka.
The event will see around 300 sailors from over ten countries in Abu Dhabi. Vatsal is India’s one of the top-ranked sailors competing in the Laser 4.7 category. Vatsal stands a very good chance to win a medal and qualify for the Asian Games 2022 to be held in China in August/September this year. If qualified, Vatsal Banker will be the first sailor from Telangana to get qualified for Asian Games 2022.
“Vatsal is a current member of the national squad and has performed well at the national level. He can now set his sights on representing India at the Asian Games”, said his coach Arjun Pradipak, a national medalist who represented India at the Asian games. He has been training Vatsal for the past six years. In his five-year career, Vatsal participated in over 25 national and international sailing events.
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