SDAT 11th India International Youth Sailing Championship (IIR) 2026
Jan 4th to 10th, 2026, Chennai
100% Competition, 0% Pollution!
- 100+ sailors participating
- Representing 13 countries
- Five youth classes of boats – Optimist, 29er, Laser 4.7 (ILCA 4), 420 and iQ Foil
The SDAT 11th India International Youth Sailing Championship (IIR) 2026, India’s longest-running and most consistent international youth sailing regatta, was officially launched today at a high-profile press conference in Chennai. The championship, an Intellectual Property of the Tamil Nadu Sailing Association (TNSA), will take place from 4th to 10th January 2026 at Chennai Port, featuring 117 registered sailors from 13 nations competing across five elite youth classes — 420, 29er (Boys & Girls Skiff), ILCA 4 (Boys & Girls Dinghy), Optimist (Boys & Girls), and iQFOiL Youth Windsurfing (Boys & Girls).
The press conference was presided over by Dr. Atulya Misra, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, in the august presence of Thiru. J. Meganatha Reddy, IAS, Member Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT), Thiru. R. Ashok Thakkar, Vice President of Yachting Association of India (YAI) & TNSA and Chairman of the IIR Organising Committee, Thiru. Mylai Prabhakar, Race Organising Committee Member, IIR, Olympian K. C. Ganapathy, Asian Sailing Championship Gold Medallist, Asian Games 2018 Bronze Medallist, Tokyo 2020 qualifier and IIR Gold Medallist, Thiru. S.
Jayalakshmi, National & IIR Gold Medallist, and Thiru. Vantava R, National Medallist and IIR 2026 competitor representing TNSA.
Dr. Misra and Thiru. Meganatha Reddy emphasised the merit of sailing, Tamil Nadu’s dominance in the sport, and the Government’s commitment, announcing the development of two state-of-the-art sailing Centres of Excellence — one at Marina Beach, Chennai, and another in Ramanathapuram, further strengthened by SDAT’s TN Olympic Water Sports vision.
TNSA also highlighted IIR’s global impact as a stepping stone for U-18 sailors, citing international alumni including Isaac McHardy (New Zealand, Paris 2024 Olympic Silver Medallist) and Irish champions Sean Waddilove (Double Olympian, U23 49er World Champion), Paddy Crosbie (IIR 2012, U23 49er Silver Medallist), and Irish Optimist coach Peter Fagan, reflecting the event’s international prestige and legacy.
Irish sailing coach Thomas Chaix, a long-standing participant since 2011, added a heartfelt quote, “IIR is something different, a lifelong memory and a special chapter in a sailor’s journey — and a great excuse for coaches to reunite with friends.” All races will be streamed LIVE globally on the official YouTube channels:
India International Regatta (@IndiaInternationalRegatta) (https://www.youtube.com/@IndiaInternationalRegatta)
Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (@SportsTamilNadu) (https://www.youtube.com/@SportsTamilNadu)
Total Countries Registered: 13 (India, Ireland, Seychelles, Mauritius, Iraq, UAE, Algeria, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Taiwan, Sweden, Russia, United Kingdom)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Race Schedule :
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Foreign Athletes Participating in IIR 2026:
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NAME |
CLASS |
COUNTRY |
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Sverre Johann Caspar Bimberg |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Sweden |
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Benjamin Chaix |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Ireland |
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Jamie Blennerhassett |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Ireland |
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Lucia Rosenkowtiz |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
Ireland |
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Lilly Sheridan |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
Ireland |
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Philippa Aisling Cox Arthurs |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
Ireland |
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Desire Raitley Kyle Cristivee |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Mauritius |
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Bangard Thomas Lionel |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
Mauritius |
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Draboucan Mateo |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
Mauritius |
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Yousef Khaleel Ibraheem Yousef Alhammadi |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
UAE |
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Tiriki Ahmed |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Algeria |
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Ali Ismail Ali Abdalla Hassan |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
UAE |
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Yousif Yaqoub Yousif Murad Alrayssi |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
UAE |
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Sultan Khalifa Darwish Mohamed Alrayssi |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
UAE |
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Ali Khalid Ali Mohamed Al Ali |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
UAE |
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Mohammed Ammar Salman Tooban |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Iraq |
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Ameer Bakr Sami Al-Tekreeti |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Iraq |
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Abdullah Yaseeen Walhan Al-Jumaili |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Iraq |
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Yousif Firas Noori Al-Sammarraie |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
Iraq |
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Omer Ahmed Gheni Fairooz |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
Iraq |
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Dominic Alf Esparon |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Seychelles |
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MELCHIOR NATHAN GERALD CONSTANCE |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Seychelles |
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ELISHA MARIA THYRA MOUSTACHE |
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
Seychelles |
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Michelle Mitra Aradhana Crawford |
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
United Kingdom |
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Platon Ikonnikov |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Russia |
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HAREN DINETH WICKRAMATILLAKE |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Sri Lanka |
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MUHAMMAD JARIR MUAZZAM IMTIAZ |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
Sri Lanka |
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Dhiren Aven Perera |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Sri Lanka |
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AKAINE KEANE UBAYASIRI |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
Sri Lanka |
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SELLAPPERUMAGE SHEM DANIEL FERNANDO |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Sri Lanka |
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Khairulilzani Bin Mohd Afendy |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Malaysia |
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Khairuliman Bin Mohd Afendy |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
Malaysia |
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Chen Chu Dao |
Boy's windsurfing - iQFOiL Youth |
Taiwan |
Indian Athletes Participating in IIR 2026 :
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NAME |
CLASS |
COUNTRY |
CLUB |
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Krishna Venkitachalam |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
RMYC |
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Shivaay Shekar |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
TNSA |
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Rishith Sai Srinivas Alampur |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
Secundenderabad Sailing Club |
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Sai Vaneesha Alampur |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Secundenderabad Sailing Club |
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Srishti Singh |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Secundenderabad Sailing Club |
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Yudhveer Singh |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
EME Sailing Association |
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Vantava Raguraman |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
TNSA |
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Krithika Vishwanathan |
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
Secunderabad Sailing Club |
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Shringhari Roy |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Secunderabad Sailing Club |
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Diya Ajay Patel |
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
Secunderabad Sailing Club |
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Daita Hardikh |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
TNSA |
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Daita Nihaar |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
TNSA |
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Damisetty Agastya |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
Secunderabad Club |
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M Pagalavan |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
TNSA |
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Jagrav Kumar |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
NSS |
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Ashyanth Krishna Govinda |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
TNSA |
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Bharath Chandraa |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
TNSA |
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Sarthak Sudhir Nalawade |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
CESC |
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Mk Pragathi |
Girl's Windsurfing - iQFOiL Youth |
India |
TNSA |
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Peerkatla Manideep |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Rahul Sarpjit Sonar |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Aldrin Antony |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Virat |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Yuvraaj Sirohi |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Yuvraj |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Kaku Naavya Nirav |
Girl's Windsurfing - iQFOiL Youth |
India |
Yachting Association Of Maharashtra |
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Benneollu Ravi Kumar |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Sk Rameeza Bhanu |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing |
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Association |
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Dandu Vinod |
Boy's Skiff - 29er |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Maloth Aravind |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Kommaravelly Lahari |
Girl's Skiff - 29er |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Suragani Eswa |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Kommaravelly Deekshitha |
420 - Mixed |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Mohd Abdul Raheem |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Tattari Chandralekha |
420 - Mixed |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Jakkula Dhanush |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Nilkonda Mani |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Vulta Narashima |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Palthya Ravi Nayak |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Vishal |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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D. Akshay Kumar |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Nirudu Badrinath |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing |
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Association |
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Pallara Govardhan |
Boy's Skiff - 29er |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Ruben Vijay Narlekar |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Hriethik Amar Jaiswal |
420 - Mixed |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Samanvi U |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Akash Mahesh Tangai |
Boy's Skiff - 29er |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Krishna Diwakar |
India |
Trishna Sailing Club |
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Sai Mohandas |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
EME Sailing Association |
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Arti Verma |
420 - Mixed |
India |
CESC |
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Aryan Harshyana |
India |
CESC |
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Ayush Dipak Nikam |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
CESC |
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Harshita Singh |
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
CESC |
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Aastha Panday |
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
NSS Bhopal |
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Vasu Chandrawanshi |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
NSS Bhopal |
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Patle Tulsi |
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
NSS Bhopal |
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Verma Mahi |
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
NSS Bhopal |
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Rajveer Yadav |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
NSS Bhopal |
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Yadav Shubham |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
NSS Bhopal |
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Ankit Singh SIisodiya |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
NSS Bhopal |
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A Ghashiyah |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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A Mohamed Tahareez |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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Ragulnathan |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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G M Rohith Krish |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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Ayyanar |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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A Asarf Ali |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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K Dharshan |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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V Sanjeev |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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Mohammed Umar M S |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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Zameera Taj A |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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S Falak |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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K .Nakshathra |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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N. Dhansika |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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B Arnav Pillai |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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K .Siddharth |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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Raghav Krishnan |
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA 4 |
India |
Royal Madras Yatch Club |
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Aahil Ashpak Shaikh |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Yachting Association of Maharashtra |
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Mohd. AMAAN SHAIKH |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Yachting Association of Maharashtra |
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SAKSHI KUMARI |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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LOKESH |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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ASHARAF |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Telangana Sailing Association |
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Vritika Sandeep Mhatre |
Girl's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Yachting Association of Maharashtra |
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Arnav Sardesai |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Yachting Association of Maharashtra |
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Vyom Jadhav |
Boy's Dinghy - Optimist |
India |
Yachting Association of Maharashtra |
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