Kochi, Oct. 10 -- India's Kezia Varghese has achieved the rare distinction of completing the International Cycling Federation's first all-women Coaching Course (Level 3) for elite coaches at its headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland, earlier this week.

The 35-year-old coach, a former international cyclist from Kochi, Keralam, has the further honour of receiving this opportunity as part of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) initiative that supports athletes, coaches, and sports professionals from different countries, according to a press release from UCI.

"Only 12 women were part of this amazing course, and I had been selected through an IOC initiative called the Olympic Solidarity Scholarship," Kezia Varghese told Union Cycliste Inte...