Chennai girls Varsha Gautam, 16, and Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan, 18, made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian women to win a sailing medal at the Asian Games.

They took the bronze in 29er women’s two-person dinghy event at Incheon. Aishwarya is a student of MOP Vaishnav College. Varsha has completed the 10 standard.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Other Sports / Special Correspondent / Chennai – October 01st, 2014