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TVS Racing rope in Shreya Sunder Iyer as first Indian women rider

Shreya Sunder Iyer, 24 Who Has A Dreamt Of Building A Career In Motor Racing Began Riding At The Age Of 17. Shreya First Came To Limelight, When She Became The First Indian Woman Rider To Successfully Complete A Ride Across The Sand Dunes In Dubai.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Pankaj Samantray | Updated on: 26 Apr 2016, 06:24:43 PM
Shreya Sunder Iyer

New Delhi :

Not only Indian men but now women will also take part in Indian National Rally championship. TVS Racing has roped in its first woman rider, Shreya Sunder Iyer to race for their team. She will be the first women rider to take part in nay racing in India.

Shreya Sunder Iyer, 24 who has a dreamt of building a career in motor racing began riding at the age of 17. Shreya first came to limelight, when she became the first Indian woman rider to successfully complete a ride across the sand dunes in Dubai.

In just six days, she completed 2,000 kms in Southern India and even crossed the isolated Suru valley in Himalayas. TVS Racing began 33 years ago when Sundaram Clayton Limited (a TVS Group company) introduced its 50 cc mopeds into road racing. Since then it has been actively participating on and off- road racing events such as road racing, Super-cross and Motocross, Dirt Tracks, Rally etc.

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First Published : 26 Apr 2016, 05:03:00 PM

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