PANAJI
Goa's Katya Coelho won a gold at the recently concluded YAI Senior Nationals and 1st round of Asian Games Selection Trials for the IQ Foil Category held at INWTC Mumbai.
Katya of Goa Yachting Association (GYA) won the gold in the IQ Foil Women’s Class and ensured her strong contention to secure a spot and a chance to represent India at the upcoming Asian Games in China. Pearl Colvalkar, who recently won back-to-back bronze medals at the Youth Nationals narrowly missed a bronze in the Seniors category by just 3 points and finished 4th.
Meanwhile, misfortune marred Dayne Coelho’s qualification chances as he tested positive for Dengue just 3 days before the start of the event and could not compete. In May, both Dayne and Katya had qualified for the Asian Games but due to the postponement of the Games to 2023, the selection trials are being held afresh.
