Sangeena Vaidya Appointed Director of Training and Coaching Department
Summary
The National Sports Council has appointed senior taekwondo coach Sangeena Vaidya as Director of its Training and Coaching Department, making her the first woman to hold the post. Vaidya is also remembered for her South Asian Games gold medals, her 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championship gold, and her qualification for the 2004 Olympic trials in Athens.
Key Points
- The National Sports Council has assigned Sangeena Vaidya as Director of the Training and Coaching Department.
- She is the first woman to receive this responsibility in the department.
- Vaidya won gold medals at the Eighth and Ninth South Asian Games and at the 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championship in Melbourne.
- She became the first Nepali player to qualify for the Olympics, competing in the 2004 qualifiers in Athens.
