It is also the first time that India will compete in three sailing events in the Olympics. Duo of KC Ganapathy & Varun Thakkar qualify for #Tokyo2020 in Men s 49er class #Sailing event ⛵⛵ at the Mussanah… https://t.co/wiIEMvLJ2R SAIMedia (@Media SAI) 1617879202000
So far, India had competed in only one event in all the earlier Olympics though two sailors represented the country on four occasions. Yes, history has been scripted. Four Indian sailors have qualified for the Olympics to compete in three events. It s the maximum number of sailors qualified and also in number of events, Yachting Association of India joint secretary general Capt Jitendra Dixit told PTI.
Sailing: India s Vishnu Saravanan, KC Ganapathy-Varun Thakkar qualify for Tokyo Olympics
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Vishnu, Ganapathy-Varun pair qualify for Tokyo Olympics
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Nethra Kumanan creates history by becoming first Indian woman sailor to qualify for Olympics
Nethra will be the 10th Indian to qualify for a sailing event in the Olympics, but all the earlier nine have been male athletes. Nethra Kumanan | Nethra Kumanan/ Facebook
Nethra Kumanan on Wednesday became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics after she was assured of a top-place finish in the laser radial event of the Asian Qualifiers in Oman.
The 23-year-old Nethra has a 21-point advantage over her nearest rival, who also happens to be an Indian – Ramya Saravanan – in the Laser Radial Class event with one race to go on Thursday.