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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

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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