Nagidi Gayathri can be best described by the words determined and resilient. The 19-year-old from Andhra Pradesh is representing India at the ongoing 13th Asian Canoe Slalom Championship in Thailand. She is participating in the under-23 category in a single and a team event. Hailing from the fishing community from Nagayalanka village of Krishna district, Gayathri’s journey to the pinnacle 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.
