Nagidi Gayathri, a 19-year-old girl from a fishing community in Andhra Pradesh, is representing India on the ongoing thirteenth Asian Canoe Slalom Championship in Thailand.
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Nagidi Gayathri may be greatest described by the phrases decided and resilient. The 19-year-old from Andhra Pradesh is representing India on the ongoing thirteenth Asian Canoe Slalom Championship in Thailand. She is collaborating within the under-23 class in a single and a crew occasion. Hailing from the fishing community from Nagayalanka village of Krishna district, Gayathri’s journey to the head of canoe slalom is a story of perseverance.
Growing up in a coastal village surrounded by the rhythms of the waves, Gayathri was drawn to the water at an early age when she would accompany her father for fishing.
Nagidi Gayathri, a 19-year-old girl from a fishing community in Andhra Pradesh, is representing India on the ongoing thirteenth Asian Canoe Slalom Championship in Thailand.
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It was a lot later that she found her innate love for journey and embraced canoe slalom, a sport that mixes energy, agility and a deep reference to Nature.
Gayathri bagged a silver medal on the Khelo India 2022 and on the thirty third National Games held in 2013, earlier than setting her eyes on the worldwide championship. Her sporting profession, nonetheless, started with taekwondo when she was in school VIII, which took her to the thirty third National Games the place she received a bronze medal. Over the years, her affinity in the direction of watersports drew her in the direction of canoeing and she or he joined the Watersports Academy in Nagayalanka. Her expertise and dedication caught the eye of the coaches and inside no time, she excelled within the sport. Gayathri did her education at ZP High School in Nagayalanka and accomplished her Diploma in Veterinary Science in Vizianagaram.
Describing her as “extremely committed”, Siva Reddy from Canoeing Kayaking Association of Andhra Pradesh says: “This is a great platform to get a world ranking. Gayathri’s journey within such a short span of time was due to her dedication to the sport and rigorous training sessions.”
Gayathri has been present process coaching in Maheshwar in River Narmada in Madhya Pradesh. Her coaching schedule begins at 5.30am daily with a health coaching session adopted by two extra periods which focusses on perfecting her method.
As she manoeuvrers by means of the difficult slalom course, battling currents and obstacles, she carries the hopes and desires of her community, breaking limitations and forging a new narrative. With India set to host the Asian Canoe Championship in 2025, Gayathri goals to raised her rating and maintain the tricolour flying excessive on the worldwide stage.
