Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E S L Narasimhan today inaugurated a sailing championship, where more than 200 participants, including women, are competing for laurels. The Multi-Class Sailing Championship is being held at the picturesque Hussain Sagar lake here. The event is being jointly organised by the EME Sailing Association (EMESA) and the Secunderabad Sailing Club under the aegis of Laser Class Association of India with the support of the Sports Authority of Telangana State. Lt Gen K K Aggarwal, Commodore EME Sailing Association, in his opening address, said the competition has received tremendous response this year. "A total of 201 entries from different associated clubs were received for the championship, of which 17 are in the women's category.

Source: dna July 03, 2017 16:30 UTC