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Kochi Coach Kezia Varghese Completes Elite Cycling Course
Kezia Varghese is a cycling coach from Kochi, India.
She recently completed an advanced coaching course in Switzerland.
It was the first course of its kind run by the International Cycling Federation just for women.
Twelve women took part.
Kezia was chosen through a scholarship initiative supported by the International Olympic Committee.
She used to compete as a cyclist and has won many medals.
Now she wants to use what she learned to help Indian cyclists train better.
She hopes they can do well in major international competitions.
Kezia Varghese completed the International Cycling Federation’s Level 3 coaching course for elite coaches in Aigle, Switzerland.
The course was the federation’s first all-women Coaching Course at this level, with 12 women participants.
Varghese, 35, was selected through the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Solidarity Scholarship initiative.
A former international cyclist from Kochi, she has won six international and 84 national medals and has been a state coach for four years.
She said the course strengthened her skills in structuring and periodizing training, and she hopes to use the knowledge to help Indian riders.
- Who
- Kezia Varghese, a former international cyclist and coach from Kochi, Kerala.
- What
- She completed the International Cycling Federation’s Level 3 Coaching Course for elite coaches.
- Where
- The World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland.
- When
- The course was completed earlier in the week before the report dated October 1; it lasted three weeks.
- Why
- She said she hopes to apply the knowledge to support Indian cycling and help riders perform better.
Key facts
- Course
- International Cycling Federation Level 3 Coaching Course for elite coaches
- Course distinction
- The federation’s first all-women course of this type
- Participants
- 12 women
- Location
- World Cycling Centre, Aigle, Switzerland
- Scholarship
- Olympic Solidarity Scholarship, an IOC initiative
- Varghese's age
- 35
- Medals
- Six international and 84 national medals
- Coaching experience
- She has been a state coach for four years
Quotes
Kezia Varghese
Indian cycling coach and former international cyclist from Kochi
“I am deeply grateful to the Cycling Federation of India for giving me this wonderful opportunity and now will strive even harder to see India on the podium in major international events.”
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“Only 12 women were part of this amazing course and I had been selected through an IOC initiative called the Olympic Solidarity Scholarship.”
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Jacques Landry
Director of the UCI World Cycling Centre
“Our mission is to extend all possible support to coaches and athletes from countries that do not have access to world-class training facilities or infrastructure.”
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