Asian Games sailing: Chennai girls make history

October 01, 2014 02:24 am | Updated November 16, 2021 07:13 pm IST - Chennai:

Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan, left, and Varsha Gautam

Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan, left, and Varsha Gautam

Chennai girls Varsha Gautam, 16, and Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan, 18, made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian women to win a sailing medal at the Asian Games.

They took the bronze in 29er women’s two-person dinghy event at Incheon. Aishwarya is a student of MOP Vaishnav College. Varsha has completed the 10 standard.

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