Olympics: Indian sailors repay huge operating costs with historic Tokyo 2020 berths
In a first for India, four sailors from the country made the cut for the Tokyo Games at the Asian Qualifiers in Oman. Nethra Kumanan | Nethra Kumanan/ Facebook
From spending more than Rs 1 lakh per month for training to hiring boats at huge cost for international events, the four Indian sailors who have qualified for the Olympics have a lot to thank their parents for in their journey to make the cut for the Tokyo Games.
In a historic first for India, four sailors from the country – Nethra Kumanan (laser radial event), Vishnu Saravanan (laser standard class), and the pair of Ganapathy Chengappa and Varun Thakkar (49er class) made the cut for the Tokyo Games at the Asian Qualifiers in Oman.