Windsurfer Katya Coelho on preparations, and awareness about the sport in India

Updated On: 10 June, 2023 10:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Tanishka D’Lyma

Windsurfer Katya Coelho is set to be the only Indian woman who has qualified in the IQFoil class at this year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou

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A moment from Coelho’s training

What does preparing for the Asian Games look like, particularly in IQFoil, a class of windsurfing? For windsurfer Katya Coelho, the only Indian woman IQFoiler, who has qualified for the sporting spectacle that kicks off later this year, it means four to six hours of training every day. We picture scenes of perspiration and focused determination seen in films about athletes. It is an accurate reflection when Coelho tells us about a usual day in the life of a competitive windsurfer where she begins with weight and strength training at the gym, heads out to sail, and often undergoes MMA training for that extra burn. Next month, she will be flying to Italy to train with two-time American Olympian windsurfer Farrah Hall.

Katya Coelho sails in Hawaii Beach, Goa