Hyderabad: The 15th Monsoon Regatta concluded with a super monsoon shower drenching the race course during the last race.
As expected Govardhan Pallara and Deekshita Komaravelly both of Telangana won the boy’s and girl’s gold medals and trophies with close to no opposition and sailed the last race with ease
Govardhan Pallara won the Monsoon Regatta Trophy and the SH Babu Trophy for the most consistent sailor and the boy’s gold medal. A triple is not often won.
“This is my last year in the under-16 and I hope to do a few Internationals representing India before December this year.” , said a beaming Govardhan.
When asked his coach Suheim Sheikh said that in a few days, Govardhan along with Deekshita Komaravelly will be leaving for Plymouth in the UK to represent India at the British Nationals and the World Championships under the able guidance of Dharani Laveti who will serve as their guardian and assistant coach.
Aakash Tangai of Myrore and Rizwan Mohammad of Telangana won the boys silver and bronze respectively while Shreya Krishna of Tamilnadu and Shagun Jha of MP won the girls silver and bronze respectively.
Local lad Sathwik Dhoki of Udbhav School shocked the fleet by winning the 12th race today leaving the top fleet in his wake.
The final tally for the under-16 Optimist Single Hander Dinghy is as follows while all other fleets finished their races yesterday
Under 16 Optimist Boys
Gold Govardhan Pallara Telangana Telangana 36
Silver Aakash Tangai TSC Mysore 68
Bronze Mohammad Rizwan Telangana 72
Under 16 Optimist Girls
Gold Deekshita Komaravelly Telangana : 42
Silver Shreya Krishna Tamilnadu : 67
Bronze Shagun Jha MP : 88
THE TROPHY WINNERS
OPTIMIST UNDER 16
Overall Monsoon Regatta Trophy
Govardhan Pallara Telangana
SH Babu Memorial Trophy
Govardhan Pallara Telangana
Boys Trophy
Govardhan Pallara Telangana
Girls Trophy
Deekshita Komaravelly Telangana
ILCA 4 Girls Trophy for best under 18 Single Hander
Alia Sabreen Orissa
ILCA 4 Boys Trophy for best under 18 Single hander
Akshat Dohre MP
29er for best under 18 Double hander Skiff
Nikhil Mandavkar & Satyam Jha TSC Mysore
420 International Open
Thanuja Kameshwar & Ganesh Peerkatla Telangana
420 International Open
Divayanshi Mishra & Aniraj MP