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Bangalore's Vir Menon wins Malaysian regatta
Sunday January 27, 2013 07:35:29 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Vir Menon, a class IX student from Bangalore, won the gold Sunday
in the Laser 4.7 class at the 10th KFC International Regatta in Langkawi, Malaysia. The Malaysian sailing competition is among the
prestigious and challenging regattas in the world.
Vir Menon graduated to the Laser 4.7 in October 2011. In January
2012, when not yet 14 years, he won the gold in the NSSR in Mumbai
and later represented India at the Laser 4.7 Worlds in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, where he qualified in the Gold Fleet, the first
Indian to do so.
In May last year, he won the silver at the KFC Open Selangor,
Malaysia, just a few points behind the current Asian champion.
Most recently, Vir won gold at the 20121 Laser Nationals in all
three categories - Overall Boys, Under 18 and Under 16.
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