Top Indian sailor Nethra Kumanan’s lead on the prime dwindled however she continued to maintain her place in the Laser Radial occasion on Day 4 of the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 — an Asian qualifying occasion for the Tokyo Olympics.
The workforce of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar averaged nicely after 12 races to retain their nine-point hole over the chasing pack regardless of some setbacks in the 49er class.
After top-place finishes in each the races on Monday, Kumanan confronted powerful problem from Britain’s Emma Charlotte and Dutch sailor Jeanne Savelon, ending third in the seventh race and fifth in the eight to retain a two-point web whole lead over her closest rival. While Kumanan is on 15, Savelon is on 17 web whole factors.
Another Indian in the Laser Radial occasion, Asian Games bronze medallist Harshita Tomar, put the frustration of the final two days behind to win each the races. The sailor from Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh rose from seventh spot on Monday to third with 30 web whole factors, pushing compatriot Ramya Saravanan (32 web whole factors) to fourth.
In the 49er class, the workforce of KC Ganapathy (Helm) and Varun Thakkar (Crew) proceed to lead after 12 races. In the three races on Tuesday, the duo completed seventh, fifth and fourth respectively however managed to keep a nine-point hole with the chasing pack.
Indian sailors’ standings
Laser Radial class: 1. Nethra Kumanan (15 factors web whole); 3. Harshita Tomar (30 factors web whole); 4. Ramya Saravanan (32 factors web whole); 12. Jayalakshmi Sundaravadivel (77 factors web whole).
Laser Standard class: 2. Vishnu Saravanan (29 factors web whole); 7. Upamanyu Dutta (52 factors web whole); 10. Mohit Saini (64 factors web whole); 16. Gitesh (93 factors web whole); 18. Ram Milan Yadav (110 factors web whole).
49er class: 1. KC Ganapathy/ Varun Thakkar (42 factors web whole); 10. Prince Noble/Manu Francis (88 factors web whole); 12. Sandip Jain/Munna Pandit (96 factors web whole).
49er FX class: 4. Ekta Yadav and Ritika Dangi (37 factors web whole).
RS:X Men class: 5. Jerome Savarimuthu (47 factors web whole); 7. Ebad Ali (56 factors web whole).
RS:X Women class: 3. Ishwariya Ganesh (25 factors web whole).
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