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INDIAN SAILING TEAM REAPS A GOOD HAUL OF MEDALS AT

ASIAN GAMES 2018

The Indian sailing team has done the country proud, winning one silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Games in Jakarta.

The duo of Varsha Gautham-Shweta Shervegar won the silver in the 49 er FX, while Harshita Tomar, in the Laser 4.7 category won the bronze. The 49er team of Varun Thakkar-Ganapathy have secured the third position after a very tough competition in the scheduled 15 races. Govind Bairagi in Laser 4.7 came fourth. Among the remaining sailors, Nethra of Laser Radial secured fifth position. The RS One team of Dayne and Katya Coelho is at the eighth position.

Laser 4.7 race is an open category, where males and females compete in the same race. Both Tomar and Bairagi come from very humble backgrounds and are trained by the National Sailing School, Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh government, under the aegis of the YAI, has supported several sailors from impoverished backgrounds. The effort is clearly bearing fruit.

The duo of Varsha Gautham-Shweta Shervegar, of 49er FX, consistently maintained second position since the beginning of the races. The girls have shown great diligence and consistency in their performance, said a senior official of the Yachting Association of India (YAI).

Varun Thakkar and Ganapathy received a setback when the Oman team made a representation against them on the penultimate day of racing, which was upheld by the Games officials. This led to them slipping from second to fourth position. But on the final day of the race, they climbed back fighting to secure a medal. The boys are from the Tamil Nadu Sailing Association.

The Honorary Secretary General, Rear Admiral Atul Anand who is at the venue said that the YAI is proud of the performance by the sailing contingent. He said that in accordance with the vision of the President YAI, the Federation has been supporting the sailors since the beginning. YAI has provided them with international coaches, who are ex Olympians.

Rear Admiral Atul Anand stated that the mission of the President YAI who is also the Chief of the Naval Staff was to broad-base the sport of Sailing and improving the available infrastructure to international standards. This has brought the desired results. YAI and our enthusiastic young sailors could not have achieved what they did in the Asian Games 2018 without the whole hearted support from the Sports Authority of India and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. YAI is also thankful to the support provided by the Indian Navy in particular, the Indian Army, PSU Dockyards/ IOC and Public Sector and Private Ports in facilitating and supporting the sport of Sailing.

ASIAN GAMES 2018 SAILING DAY SIX

India is assured at least two medals in the ongoing Asian Games in Jakarta. Harshita Tomar, in the Laser 4.7 category has reached the third position, while Govind Bairagi is holding the fourth position in the same category. Laser 4.7 race is an open category, where males and females compete in the same race.

The penultimate day of the race, September 29, was a good one for Tomar, who came first and second in the races today, thus climbing from the fourth to the third spot at the end of the sixth day. With both the third and fourth spots being held by Indian sailors, there is near certainity of at least one medal in this category, said a senior official from the Yachting Association of India (YAI). Both Tomar and Bairagi come from very humble backgrounds and are trained by the National Sailing School, Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh government, under the aegis of the YAI, has supported several sailors from impoverished backgrounds. The effort is clearly bearing fruit.

Meanwhile, the duo of Varsha Gautham-Shweta Shervegar, of 49er FX, have maintained their second position spot. The duo has consistently maintained this position since the beginning of the races. The girls have shown great diligence and consistency in their performance, said the YAI.

The 49er team of Varun Thakkar-Ganapathy, which was at second spot, received a set back when the Oman team which was in the third position, made a protest against them. The protest was upheld by the games officials, resulting in the Indian duo slipping into fourth spot. ``We are confident that Thakkar and Ganapathy will take this development as a challenge and rise to the occasion to regain lost ground,’’ the YAI said.

Among the remaining sailors, Nethra of Laser Radial has maintained her fifth position. The RS One team of Dayne and Katya Coelho is at the eighth position.

There is only one race left in each category, all of which will be conducted on August 31. The YAI is confident that the team of sailors representing India will do us all proud.