Sports Desk

Karachi: Cadets of Pakistan Naval Academy won the Commandant Cup Sailing Regatta held at Naval & Maritime Academy Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Teams from Navies of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, China and India took part in the competition.

The competition was held on internationally recognized classes of boats including Laser Radial and Enterprise categories. Pakistan Naval Academy won the competition with Silver medal in Laser Radial and Gold medal in Enterprise category.

The victorious team of Pakistan Naval Academy comprised Officer Cadets Syed Sakhir Ali Shah, Saad Bin Khalid and Muhammad Abdullah Akram.

Sri Lankan Naval Chief Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera  was the Chief Guest of closing ceremony and gave away medals and trophy to the winning team.

The competition provided competitive environment for young cadets to polish the skills of sailing in general and competing on international arena in particular. Inculcating quality curricular & co-curricular training to future leadership of Navy remains the hallmark of Pakistan Naval Academy.