YAI Senior National Championship-2015 Conclude at Mumbai

The Yachting Association of India (YAI) Senior National Championship – 2015, being organised by the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre, Mumbai has concluded.

Winners

  • Nethra Kumanan from Tamil Nadu, who is vying for Olympic 2016 qualification, scheduled at Oman in mid November 15, walked away with a gold medal in Laser Radial Class of boat.
  • In the Laser (Standard) Upamanyu Dutta, the No 1 ranked sailor from INWTC, Mumbai has won the Gold.
  • In the Laser (Radial), Nethra Kumanan was won the Gold Medal.
  • In RSX, Dyne Coelho from GBSA won sealed his Gold medal.
  • Sandip Jain and Pawan Kumar from Shekhar Singh Yadav and Rahul Yadav won the Gold and Silver respectively in the Enterprise Class.

India has won more than 10 medals at the Enterprise Class World Championships in the past with Homi Motivala and Pushpendra Garg being conferred the coveted Khel Ratna award and Aashim Mongia, R Mahesh, Girdharilal Yadav the Arjuna awards.

The championship is being hosted by the Indian Navy Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC), Mumbai. The YAI Youth National Championships will be hosted by the Tamil Nadu Sailing Association at Chennai during 25 to 29 November 2015.


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