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Adhvait Menon ILCA 4 Boys pulls clear of the competition with 2 guns on day 3

The 36^th Edition of Hyderabad Sailing Week regatta has seen excellent winds on all 3 racing days. The sailors got to implement almost every technique they learned and honed.

Adhvait of Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC), Mumbai has managed to pull clear ahead of the field in ILCA 4 Boys category with 4 guns out of 9 races.

In the ILCA 4 Girls category Neha Thakur of NSS, Bhopal leads with not much chance of an upset. Local girl R Ashwini EMESA (Telangana sports school) is second at the end of 3 days of racing.

Mohit Saini of Army Yachting Node Mumbai and Gitesh also of Army Yachting Node are neck to neck with Mohit barely ahead in ILCA 7.

Akshay Vincent of Trishna Sailing Club has been consistently in the front of pack of the ILCA 6 Open category, while Capt Manu of Army Yachting Node is leading in the ILCA 6 Women category and followed by local girl R Ashwini Emesa (Telangana sports school) at second place.

The 36th edition of the Hyderabad Sailing Week – 2022 which began in the city on 4^th July has record number of 75 participants from across India.  It is  Hosted by Secunderabad Sailing Club.

Sailors from all over the country come here to test their sailing skills by competing against the best, besides mastering the winds and waves in their quest for glory. This event has this year again, put Hyderabad on the National arena in the acclaims of sailing.

The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad provide a very conducive environment for the sport of sailing. The likes of Arjuna Awardee Honorary Captain Rajesh Choudhary, VSM (Retired), who learnt and thereafter, honed his sailing skills at this very Hussain Sagar Lake, are a testimony to the stellar role played by this lake in promoting the talent in sailing. .

Secunderabad Club said Secunderabad Sailing Club is one of the few clubs in India to have Sailing facilities in the heart of the city making viewing of sailing exciting.

This sailing event has been accredited as a Yachting Association of India (YAI) Ranking event. This means that the ranking of a sailor at the Hyderabad Sailing Week will be considered towards overall National Ranking and subsequent selections for various national and international championships including Selection for Asian games.

Some of the notable clubs participating are Army yaching Node Mumbai, INWTC Navy Mumbai, Trishna sailing club Army Mysore, National Sailing School Bhopal, Yacht club of Hyderabad, Navy Boys School Goa and others. They will participate in different categories of races such as Olympic and Asian Games classes Laser standard (ILCA 7) Open Men, Laser Radial (ILCA 6) Women & Open, Laser 4.7 (ILCA 4) Youth Boys & Girls.

This year it is witnessing the highest participation in the Youth Boys and Youth Girls class the ILCA 4. The young sailors are all below 17 and mostly still in school.

The Secunderabad Club is probably one of the few Clubs in the world which has its own Sailing Annexe overlooking the vast and picturesque Hussain Sagar Lake.

Results

ILCA 7
1. Mohit Saini AYN
2. Gitesh. AYN
3. Deepak K Saini INWTC Mumbai

ILCA 6 open
1. Akshay Vincent
2. Nanhe Raja B
3. Chunnu Kumar

ILCA 6 Women
1. Capt Manu AYN
2. R Ashwini EMESA
3. Majji Lalita YCH

ILCA 4 Boys
1. Advaith B Menon INWTC Mumbai
2. B Kiran Kumar TSC
3. A Sanjay Reddy EMESA

ILCA 4 Girls
1. Neha Thakur NSS Bhopal
2. R Ashwini EMESA
3. Veera V Vaishnavi YCH

FC Goa sign goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh

FC Goa have completed the signing of Arshdeep Singh, the club can confirm. The goalkeeper has put pen-to-paper on a two-year contract with the Gaurs, which will see him remain a part of the club till the summer of 2024.

“This is a dream come true for me. I’ve always wanted to play for FC Goa, so when I was presented with the opportunity this summer, I didn’t have to think twice before agreeing terms,” Singh said to fcgoa.in after signing on the dotted line.

“Their footballing style is something that I have admired for a long time. However, I have been on the wrong side of some really marvelous attacking performances by Goa.

“Even though I am a ‘keeper, I love playing with my feet, am comfortable with it and I feel that would be something that I will bring to the Club. I can’t wait to develop my game further and take the next step forward.

“The Club has produced several names in the recent past who have gone on to shine for the Indian national team, and my aim is to join them. All that starts with starting games, winning matches and trophies for FC Goa,” the 24-year-old further added.

Ravi Puskur, FC Goa’s Director of Football also expressed his thoughts on Arshdeep Singh’s signing.

“We’re pleased to bring Arshdeep on board. He’s a keeper who is well accustomed to the league now and beyond his obvious shot stopping ability, has fantastic distribution as well, which is a must for us in our style of football. I’m sure he’ll adapt to our style and system in no time and will be an integral part of the First Team for years to come.”

Ample experience in Indian top-flight

Arshdeep Singh started his career with the AIFF Elite Academy. Ahead of the 2015-16 season, he was roped in by Minerva Punjab FC and his performances since then got noticed across the country.

At the Punjab-based outfit, the goalkeeper featured in 29 matches including their title-winning I-League campaign in 2017-18 and the 2019 AFC Cup. During this stint, he kept seven clean-sheets.

Just ahead of the ISL 2019-20 season, Odisha FC signed the youngster who went on to make 33 appearances for them across three seasons. ISL 2020-21 is considered to be arguably one of his best league campaigns to-date, as he registered 64 saves – the most among all shot-stoppers that season (and the second highest ever in an ISL season) – in just 16 matches (average of 4 saves a match, an ISL record by an Indian keeper with at least 10 appearances made in a season).

Overall, Singh has made a total of 116 saves in the ISL at an average of 3.52 saves per game, which is the best among shot-stoppers who have played at least 25 matches in the Indian top-flight.

Group Legrand India supports ‘Team Sea Sakthi’ to participate in Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2022

Legrand India, the global leader in electrical and digital building infrastructure extends its support to the first Indian participation in Energy Boat Race Challenge which will be conducted at the prestigious international forum in Monaco on 4^th July, 2022. This boat is designed by ‘Team Sea Sakthi’ – 14 students at Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil Nādu, which is assembled keeping in mind sustainability with zero emissions rate.

The Monaco Energy Boat Challenge is a competition uniting yachting projects around zero emission propulsion and sustainability. The event gathers teams participating in the races and the industry taking part in the exhibition and conferences resulting in a Sustainability Hub at the heart of the Yacht Club de Monaco. University Teams and professionals will be challenged on water and during tech talks reflecting on the future of zero emission propulsion.

This event occurs annually, positioning Monaco as the ‘World Capital of Yachting’ which is owned and managed by the Yacht Club de Monaco. Initiated in 1904, when Monaco welcomed the first powerboat meetings trialling the first combustion engines at sea, it is now a testing ground for green innovation where students, engineers, researchers, owners, and the industry can meet.

Team Sea Sakthi is the first and the only Indian energy-boat team to participate in this event. These students will represent India in Monaco among 32 other teams from other countries such as the USA, Canada, Greece, Dubai, Indonesia etc. The team is competing in the Energy Class boat building, which comprises just two power sources, which are solely renewable and have an electric propulsion system under the guidance of Chief Technical Advisor Mr. Sandith Thandasherry (Founder & CEO -NavAlt Solar & Electric Boats Pvt Ltd)

Mr. Tony Berland, CEO and Managing Director, Group Legrand India said, “We are privileged to extend our helping hands for the students to represent India for the first time in Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2022. It our continuous focus to be an environment friendly company across the globe. Through MEBC, we wish to encourage young creative minds to showcase their pioneering ideas in form of models and talks. We want to encourage them to produce solutions towards low carbon transition in the Marine Industry”

The Telangana’s first Junior Cyclist to win Bronze Medal in Asian Championships Ashirwad Saxena received a rousing reception at Shamshabad Airport on his arrival

Hyderabad’s Asian Bronze Medalist in 28th Junior Asian Track Cycling Championships received a rousing reception on arrival to the city.

He clinched Asian Bronze Medal in 28th Junior Asian Track Cycling Championships which is just concluded in New Delhi In a press note issued in Hyderabad today, Mr.K.Dattatreya, General Secretary of Telangana Cycling Association said, the Cycling Association arranged a rousing reception. Family members Cycling enthusiasts, numbered in about 200 visited Shamshabad airport when he arrived yesterday.

“I am very glad to inform you that Ashirwad Saxena of Telangana state secured Bronze Medal in 4000 meters Team Pursuit of Junior Category of 41st Senior at 28Th Junior Asian Track Cycling Championship at New Delhi

On behalf of Shahalibanda Cycling Club N Ramesh Babu and other cyclists of the old city also welcomed him for his achievement. He is the first Junior Cyclists of Telangana who secured Bronze Medal in Asian Championship so far. It is a matter of great pride that he achieved such success and remained as only one from Telagana to have that distinction. Hope in future he will bring higher glories to our Telangana state and Country, they said.

He is a promising Cyclist of Our State Telangana and also the first-ever medal winner of the junior category so far, he added.

Being a boy from the Old City of Hyderabad, Ashirwad Saxena has been concentrating on cycling events for the last four years. Indian team coach Sri VN Singh identified his talent during the national championship and selected him to join the Indian Coaching camp. Under his guidance and coaching he achieved this glory to our country and our state, K. Dattatreya added.

A Cyclist from Telangana Aashirwad Saxena secured silver and bronze medals in the National Track Cycling Championship held in the past at Jaipur. The boy has a great future ahead and is a professional cyclist to be watched.

The boy of 16 years and student of 11th standard, Ashirwad Saxena took to professional cycling three years back and has been performing well since then.

DPS Indirapuram students bagged Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals at UP’s Aquatic Junior Championship

The DPS Indirapuram students clocked gold, silver and bronze medals at the UP’s Aquatic Junior Championship held at the Kailash Prakash Stadium in Meerut from 18th to 20th June.

Arnav Tyagi, a DPS Indirapuram student of 8th Standard, won 7 Gold Medals in Boys Group across different competition categories like 50 m Freestyle, 50 m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley, 100m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay, and 4x100m Medley Relay.

Another 8th grader, Gloria Verma, held her head high by taking home 2 gold medals in 400 m freestyle and 1500 m freestyle. She also won 2 silver medals in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay and 4x100m Medley Relay, and 3 bronze medals in the 4x200m freestyle relay, 4x200m freestyle relay, and 200m breaststroke in Girls Group.

Feeling proud of the DPS Indirapuram students’ performance, Sangeeta Hajela, Principal, DPS Indirapuram, said, “It is a feeling of pride and immense happiness for everyone in the DPS family to witness such an amazing performance by our players at a state-level competition. I would like to congratulate everyone who won medals at the championship as well as those who participated. It is a tall order to match and a source of inspiration for everyone who wants to excel in the swimming field. We have always ramped up special initiatives to boost the sports culture in the school and encourage students to follow their passion and enhance their talents and will continue to do so.”