NEW DELHI: IOS Sports and Entertainment Monday announced the onboarding of two promising rally racing talents Pragathi Gowda and Yuva Kumar.
The 25-year Bangalore-based rally driver Pragathi Gowda will be representing the Asia-Pacific region in the 2023 FIA Rally Star Training season after her impressive win in the Asia-Pacific finals of the FIA Rally Star Program held at the Madras International Circuit in Chennai late last year. Pragathi who made her debut in Rally Racing in 2020 at the Indian National Rally Championships held at Itanagar, finished in the top 10 in her first national championship and in the process caught the eyes of the motorsport community within the country. Now in just a little over 24 months since her debut and two credible finishes that also include a continental win, Pragathi is one of the emerging rally drivers from India on the global circuit.
Pragathi, who has been racing since a very young age, credits her motivation to her late brother Prajwal who was the reason for her to start racing.
IOS has also announced the signing of Yuva Kumar, who recently won the Desert Storm 2022 in the Moto category (upto 250cc). With nearly two decades of two-wheeler rallying experience, Yuva currently competes for the Hero Motorsports Team Rally.
Rahul Trehan, COO, IOS Sports and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd said, “Both Pragathi and Yuva are truly motivated athletes with a tremendous future ahead of them. It was their quality and sincerity that has made us put our trust in them. Motorsports is one of the most followed sports across the world and through these athletes we can bring some attraction towards motorsports in India.”
IOS’ motorsports roster includes Mira Erda and Aishwarya Pissay.
