Srirangapatna: The Yachting Association of India Multi Class Youth Sailing and Kiteboard Championship was formally inaugurated at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam last evening. The water in the Dam is to its brim and the skyline was dotted with boats where more than 120 sailors from across India competing with each other for the coveted national ranking.
The mega event was inaugurated by Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports K.C. Narayanagowda in the presence of K. Gopalaiah, Minister of Excise and Mandya District Minister, Pandavapura MLA C.S. Puttaraju, Captain Jitendra Dixit, Honorary Secretary General, Yachting Association of India, Maj. Gen. (retd.) Devaya of Yachting Association of Karnataka, Brigadier Shalabh Gupta, Commandant, MEG and Centre, Mandya SP N. Yatish and Assistant Commissioner Shivananda Murthy.
