Army achievement

Services Sports Control Board: Asian Games 2023 Bronze medal-winning windsurfer Eabad Ali of Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) continued his rich vein of form in the 37th National Games Goa as he claimed top spot in all 10 races in the RS:X category to win the gold medal.

Scouted by his employer for Sailing in 2015, the Army man from Ayodhya is focused on building on these results going into the all-important Olympic year to seal his place in Paris 2024.

Eabad never really dreamt of becoming a champion sailor. In fact, he was a keen runner in his youth and wished to represent his country one day in athletics. It was only after joining the army in 2013, did his fortune change.