Komaravelly sisters bag lead positions in State Regattas

Deekshita Komaravelly secured first place while her younger sister Lahiri secured second place in the State Sub-Junior Championships at Hussain Sagar on Friday.
The Komaravelly sisters from Udbhav School, Rasoolpura, Hyderabad district, are leading with a clear gold and silver between them at the championship. The girls are tied at 17 points but a discard is allowed after seven races and Deekshita piped her sister by just one point.
Bindu Rathlawath from Shaikpet Govt School, representing Mahbubnagar district, is at the third place with her best performance ever and a likely first bronze medal at a State Championship. Junior National Champion Vaishnavi did not disappoint and topped the fleet with two clear wins beating all the boys by a significant margin.
In regards to girls’ sub-junior championships, Deekshita Komaravelly secured first place with 11 points followed by  Lahiri Komaravelly with 12 points and Bindu Rathlawath with 52 points while in the boys, Banny Bongur secured first place with 23 points followed by Vinodh Dandu with  33 points and Mohd Rizwan with 35 points.
In the case of the Junior Open,  Vaishnavi Verrravamsham secured first place with six points followed by Jhansi Priya Laveti with nine points and Shravan Kathrawath with 11 points.
Banny Bongur of Vikarabad leads the boys followed by Vinod Dandu of Mahbubnagar. Both are leading the boys but lying overall third and fourth. The winds were still light at about 5 to 6 knots and the junior category sailing the lasers completed three races.
Dadi Bhote, the President of the State Sailing Association said, “With 59 entries this is one of the largest State Regattas in Telangana. Saturday is the final day of the Regatta with the grand prize given at 5 pm at the Yacht Club of Hyderabad.”