Nethra Kumanan, who created historical past by changing into the first Indian girl sailor to safe an Olympics quota place in the Laser Radial occasion, stated she needs to ‘do the absolute best’ at the quadrennial video games and that ‘it was just the start’.
The Chennai-based Kumanan had clinched the Tokyo Games quota at the Mussanah Open Championship in Oman lately.
“It feels amazing to achieve Olympic qualification, which has been my dream for many years. It feels incredible that all my hard work has paid off and this is really just the start for me. This event has been extremely good for Indian sailing,” stated Kumanan in a media interplay on Friday.
“Apart from me, there are three others who have qualified as well. I’m so excited to go to Tokyo, have fun, and do the absolute best that I can. It’s a huge step for me and I can’t wait to represent India at the biggest stage of them all,” added the 22-year-old engineering scholar on Friday.
Kumanan, who started competing at the prime degree at the age of 15 and represented India at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, first created historical past in January 2020 when she turned the first Indian girl to win a medal at the Hempel World Cup Series in Miami.
Since early 2020, she has been residing in Gran Canaria, Spain, coaching beneath Tamas Eszes at his academy.
“Nethra is at the beginning of her journey. Going to Tokyo is only our first start. The next Olympics is only three years away, so we have already started our campaign for the 2024 Games. Qualifying for Tokyo is a big step for Nethra,” stated coach Eszes.
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