Indian sailor Nethra Kumanan overcame the frustration of a poor second race on Day 1, in which she had completed seventh, to get again into rivalry for a 2021 Tokyo Olympics quota on Day 2 of the Mussanah Open Championship on Sunday.
The first Indian lady to win a crusing World Cup medal, Kumanan, is at the moment main the Laser Radial occasion of the Championship — which is an Asian Olympic Qualifier — having completed on high in Race 3 and second in Race 4 on Day 2.
The different Indians in the class, Ramya Sarvanan and Harshita Tomar, had been positioned third and fourth, respectively.
Kumanan had made historical past final 12 months when she had develop into the primary feminine Indian sailor to win bronze in the Hempel World Cup Series in Miami, USA.
In the Laser Standard class, Vishnu Saravanan, with 9 factors, was positioned third on Day 2 after coming in second in Race 3 and fourth in Race 4.
The Mussanah Open offers two Asian spots every in the Laser Radial and Laser Standard courses, whereas all different courses have one Asian spot for Tokyo.
In the 49er class, the pair of KC Ganapathy (Helm) and Varun Thakkar (Crew) is third with a internet complete of 20. The duo completed fourth in Race 4, fifth in Race 5 and third in Race 6.
A complete of 10 races are held in the Laser Standard and Laser Radial classes, whereas for all different occasions there are 12 races. The high 10 in every class then compete in the medal races. The combination of factors then decides the winners.
Indians’ standings after Day 2
Laser Radial class: 1. Nethra Kumanan (5 factors internet complete); 3. Ramya Saravanan (12 factors internet complete); 4. Harshita Tomar (13 factors internet complete); 12. Jayalakshmi Sundaravadivel (32 factors internet complete)
Laser Standard class: 3. Vishnu Saravanan (9 factors internet complete); 7. Upamanyu Dutta (22 factors internet complete); 14. Mohit Saini (28 factors internet complete); 15. Gitesh (30 factors internet complete); 18. Ram Milan Yadav (48 factors internet complete).
49er class: 3. KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar (20 factors internet complete); 11. Prince Noble and Manu Francis (39 factors internet complete); 13. Sandip Jain and Munna Pandit (44 factors internet complete).
49er FX class: 4. Ekta Yadav and Ritika Dangi (15 factors internet complete).
RS:X Men class: 6. Ebad Ali (20 factors internet complete); 7. Jerome Savarimuthu (23 factors internet complete).
RS:X Women class: 3. Ishwariya Ganesh (12 factors internet complete).
