Kumanan, 49er team continue to lead in Olympic qualifier
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Mussanah : April 7 (IANS) Top Indian sailor Nethra Kumanan s lead at the top dwindled but she continued to hold her position in the Laser Radial event on Day 4 of the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 an Asian qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.
The team of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar averaged well after 12 races to retain their nine-point gap over the chasing pack despite some setbacks in the 49er class.
After top-place finishes in both the races on Monday, Kumanan faced tough challenge from Britain s Emma Charlotte and Dutch sailor Jeanne Savelon, finishing third in the seventh race and fifth in the eight to retain a two-point net total lead over her closest rival. While Kumanan is on 15, Savelon is on 17 net total points.
Sailors push themselves to the limits at the Mussanah Open Championship
By: Times News Service
Mussanah: The penultimate day of racing at the Mussanah Open Championship ended in dramatic fashion as sailors across five classes pushed themselves to the limits to end the day in contention for honours on Thursday.
With Olympic qualification within touching distance, tension was high and in great conditions, the sailors had to use all of their experience to gain the small advantages that could prove so important in the final rankings.
After the second to last rounds of racing, the 49er class remains as tight as ever. Indian pair of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar retain top spot for the third successive day but the team of Akira Sakai and Russel Aylsworth representing Hong Kong won all three of yesterday’s rounds to propel themselves into second place ahead of the Chinese team of Hong Wei and Chao Xiang in third.
: Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 4:44 PM IST
Harshita Tomar of Madhya Pradesh wins Laser Radial event on 4th day of Mussanah Open Championship in Oman
Asian Games bronze medallist Harshita Tomar, put the disappointment of the last two days behind to win both the races. The sailor from Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh rose from seventh spot on Monday to third with 30 net total points, pushing compatriot Ramya Saravanan (32 net total points) to fourth.
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Mussanah (Oman) April 7 (IANS) Top Indian sailor Nethra Kumanan s lead at the top dwindled but she continued to hold her position in the Laser Radial event on Day 4 of the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 an Asian qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Kumanan in cruise mode, takes big lead on Day 3
Tue, Apr 06 2021 04:42:10 PM
Mussanah, Oman, Apr 6 (IANS): Top Indian sailor, Chennai-based Nethra Kumanan, continued to cruise in the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 an Asian qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics consolidating her position at the top on the third day of the women s Laser Radial event at the Millennium Resort here.
The first Indian woman to win a medal at the Sailing World Cup a bronze finished on top in both her races on Monday in the Laser Radial category. After the disappointment of the opening day, Kumanan, who has also represented the country in the 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, is leading the charts with a net total of seven points.