PANAJI
Katya Coelho created history for Goa by being the first Indian to win an International medal in the IQ foil category at the recently concluded Pattaya International Championship.
After topping the Asian Games Selection trials in Mumbai in the IQ Foil Category, Katya Coelho could not continue her practice in Goa due to monsoon, so she planned for a training session in Thailand where she could pace herself against the Thai windsurfer who has qualified for Asian games. The event also gave her an opportunity to race against the Thai competitor. Despite just training for 2 months on the foil, Katya finished a close second.
With the Asian Games being postponed to 2023, Katya now has time on her hands to develop and hone her skills on this new equipment and be very competitive in future International events and the upcoming Asian Games.
She has been selected by World Sailing to participate in the Emerging Nations training programme to be held in The Netherlands in August 2022, which will be followed by a trial qualifying event for the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
