Coimbatore-based athlete Amudhini Vasanthi won a gold medal in the Double-Arm Long Cycle Relay team event at the IUKL World Kettlebell Sport Championship held at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi from October 4 to 9.
Ms. Vasanthi, along with teammates from Andhra Pradesh and Delhi, helped the Indian team beat Australia to win gold.
Ms. Vasanthi also won a silver medal in the military snatch event in the women’s open 85 plus kg category.She trained in Coimbatore under coach Gowtham Shanmugam, who is also a world championship gold medallist. More than 300 athletes from 14 countries participated in the championship.
Kovai athlete wins gold at world kettlebell championship
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