Sailing at Tokyo Olympics: Vishnu Saravanan ends campaign on a high, secures third place in Race 9

Vishnu Saravanan finishes his campaign placed 20th at the end of 10 races in the men's laser standard; Nethra Kumanan finishes 35th overall in the women's laser radial. Only the top 10 qualify for the medal race.

Published : Jul 30, 2021 16:10 IST

Vishnu Saravanan finished an impressive third in Race 9 after overtaking many world class sailors including two world champions and a Rio Olympic medallist in the men's laser standard class at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
Vishnu Saravanan finished an impressive third in Race 9 after overtaking many world class sailors including two world champions and a Rio Olympic medallist in the men's laser standard class at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
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Vishnu Saravanan finished an impressive third in Race 9 after overtaking many world class sailors including two world champions and a Rio Olympic medallist in the men's laser standard class at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

India’s Olympic campaign for laser sailors - Vishnu Saravanan (standard) and Nethra Kumanan (radial) - came to an end at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

Vishnu finished 20th in a fleet of 35, while Nethra was 35th among 44.

The highlight of the day from the Indian point of view was Vishnu’s stunning performance in the penultimate race (ninth).

The 21-year-old sailed well under low wind conditions, ranging between five and seven knots, to overcome quite a few world-class sailors, including reigning World champion Philipp Buhl of Germany, Rio Olympics silver medallist Tonci Stipanovic of Croatia and three-time World championships medalist Matthew Wearn of Australia. In the final race, Vishnu took the 15th spot.

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On Friday, Nethra came 37th in race 9 and 38th in the last one.

The Indian men’s 49er pair of Varun Thakkar and K.C. Ganapathy was placed 17th after nine races. The Indian duo finished 17th, 11th and 16th in the day's three races.

The top-10 sailors based on their lowest net totals will qualify for the medal round which begins on Sunday.

The results (overall positions):

Laser radial (classification after 10 races): 1. Anne-Marie Rindom (Den) (64 Nett points); 2. Marit Bouwmeester (Ned) (71); 3. Josefin Olsson (Swe) (79); 35. Nethra Kumanan (Ind) (251).

Laser standard (classification after 10 races): 1. Matthew Wearn (Aus) (49); 2. Hermann Tomasgaard (Nor (71); 3. Tonci Stipanovic (Cro) 74; 20. Vishnu Saravanan (Ind) (156).

Men's 49er (after nine races): 1. Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (NZ); 2. Dylan Fletcher & Stuart Bithell (GBr); 3. Diego Botin Le Chever & Iago Lopez (Esp); 17. Varun Thakkar & K.C. Ganapathy (Ind).

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