Sailing in India

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Sailing in India
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CountryIndia
Governing body Yachting Association of India
National team(s) India

Sailing as a form of transportation and for fishing has a very long history in India, owing to the large coastline and many rivers. Vessels from all parts of the world sailed to India down the ages for trade and many Indian sailors served on these ships. Sailing as a sport in India can be traced back to the first recorded race being sailed on 6 February 1830 in the western city of Bombay. Till the time the British left India in 1947, there were five active sailing clubs located at Bombay, Madras, Bangalore, Barrackpore and Nainital. [1] Today, there are clubs located in Kerala, Pune, Goa, Hyderabad, and Bhopal. [2] The Yachting Association of India is the governing body for sailing, windsurfing and motorboating in India. The Yachting Association of India was formally constituted on 15 May 1960. In 2011, Peter Conway of England was appointed as the national sailing coach. [3] India’s first National Sailing School (NSS) was opened at the Upper Lake in Bhopal in 2006, with support from the Indian Navy and the Yachting Association of India. [4]

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Indians in Olympic sailing

The following sailors have represented India in the Olympics: [5]

Total medals won by Indian Sailors in Major tournaments

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Asian Games 181423
Total181423

List of National Sports award recipients in Yachting, showing the year, award, and gender

YearRecipientAwardGender
1993–1994 Pushpendra Kumar Garg Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
1993–1994 Homi Motivala Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
1970S. J. ContractorArjuna AwardMale
1973Afsar HussainArjuna AwardMale
1978–1979S. K. MongiaArjuna AwardMale
1981Zarir KaranjiaArjuna AwardMale
1982 Farokh Tarapore Arjuna AwardMale
1982Fali UnwallaArjuna AwardMale
1982Jeeje UnwallaArjuna AwardMale
1986 Dhruv Bhandari Arjuna AwardMale
1987C. S. PradipakArjuna AwardMale
1990 Pushpendra Kumar Garg Arjuna AwardMale
1993 Homi Motivala Arjuna AwardMale
1996 Kelly Subbanand Rao #Arjuna AwardMale
1999Aashim MongiaArjuna AwardMale
2001 Mahesh Ramchandran Arjuna AwardMale
2002Nitin MongiaArjuna AwardMale
2009 Girdhari Lal Yadav Arjuna AwardMale
2010Rajesh ChaudharyArjuna AwardMale
2002 Homi Motivala Dronacharya AwardMale
Key
   # Indicates a posthumous honour

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Sailing | Sailing Times India". www.sailingtimesindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sailing Clubs in India - Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Chennai, Bhopal, Kerala, Hyderabad". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Keerthivasan, K. (12 October 2011). "Will it be smooth sailing?". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ "India's First National Sailing School Opens in Bhopal". 11 August 2006.
  5. ↑ "YAI - Olympic Sailing". www.yai.org.in. Retrieved 9 October 2017.


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