Bengaluru, Sept. 26 -- TVS Racing's Aishwarya Pissay has made history as the first woman from Asia to compete at the FIM Cross Country Rallies World Championship (W2RC): BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2025, marking an important training milestone on her road to Dakar.

The fourth-round W2RC rally, which concludes on September 28, 2025, covers a total distance of 2,000 km, including five stages and a prologue, on 100% gravel and dirt tracks spanning the Alentejo and Ribatejo regions of Portugal and Extremadura in Spain, as per a release from TVS Racing.

Aishwarya's participation in Portugal is a crucial step in her preparation, followed by the Rally of Morocco, which is the key qualifier for Dakar. Her ultimate goal is to become the firs...