PANAJI
Dayne Coelho of Goa Yachting Association won the silver medal in the RS:X Olympic Class at the Senior National Sailing Championship in Mumbai.
This event was also one of the selection trials for the Asian Games 2022 and the top 2 in each category will be selected to represent India at the Asian Sailing Championships 2022.
Dayne and Katya Coelho have already represented India at the Asian Games 2018 at Jakarta. The only Goans to represent India at Asian Games 2018. Dayne who was also a recipient of the Goa government grant of Rs 30 lakh under the scheme “Achieving Excellence in Sports at International level” is awaiting disbursement of the first instalment so that he can start his preparations to qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024.
Meanwhile, Pearl Colvalcar won the silver medal in the Laser Radial Class for Senior Women. This is a huge achievement for a 15-year-old competing against the top sailors in the country and finishing second only to Nethra Kumanan who represented India at the Tokyo Olympics. This also puts her in contention to represent India at the Asian Sailing Championships 2022.
