As a child, Philip Sathyaraj was always interested in flying objects. When a friend went to Australia 15 years ago and gifted him a boomerang, he was thrilled. He opened the wrapper, and tried throwing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only, it did not come back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several years later, when another friend informed him that a new toy store in the city had boomerangs in stock, Philip rushed to buy one. Back home, he threw it with the same excitement he had when he first did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It still did not come back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cut to 2022. Chennai-based Philip, currently ranked the best Indian thrower, will be part of a three-member team representing the country in the World Boomerang Championships (WBC), to be held in France from August 15. An event that will have over hundred participants from 14 countries, this is the first time an Indian team is taking part in the WBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re looking forward to doing well, and also looking at this as an opportunity to interact with boomerang enthusiasts across the world,\u201d says Philip, who teams up with Jay Singh Yadav and Sunil Uikey for the WBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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