PANJIM: Katya Coelho of Goa Yachting Association (GYA) won gold in the IQ Foil Women’s Class at YAI Senior Nationals and 1st round of Asian Games Selections Trials for the IQ Foil Category held at INWTC, Mumbai, recently.
The win ensured her strong contention to secure a spot and chance to represent India at the upcoming Asian Games in China. Pearl Colvalkar who recently won two back-to-back
Two bronze medals at the Youth Nationals narrowly missed the bronze in the Seniors category by just 3 points and finished fourth.
However, misfortune marred Dayne Coelho’s qualification chances as he was tested positive for dengue just three days before the start of the event and could not compete.
