CHENNAI : Sekar Patchai and Tanvi Jagadish successfully defended their National Stand Up Paddle Championships title, bagging the gold medal in their respective disciplines here. The Nationals was being hosted at the Alampara Surf Turf under the aegis of the Surfing Federation of India (SFI), the governing body for the surfing & stand up paddling in India.
“It feels very good to defend my title. I would also like to thank the SFI for restarting all the competitions as these competitions will play a key role in preparing all of us for the season ahead nationally and internationally,” said an elated Patchai, the only male athlete to have represented India at the World Stand Up Paddling Championships, after defending his title.
