World Sailing Emerging Nations Program sailor Kumanan qualif

By Daniel Smith
Nethra Kumanan (IND) competing at the Hempel World Cup Series Miami 2020
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Laser Radial sailor Nethra Kumanan has become the first ever female Indian sailor to qualify for the Olympic Games.
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Kumanan finished second overall at the 2021 Mussanah Open Championship in Oman in April, claiming an Asian nation qualification spot for India at Tokyo 2020 in the process.
The 23-year-old from Chennai was part of World Sailing's Emerging Nations Program, dedicated to helping sailors from 'emerging nations' in the sport around the world.
She is the fourth ENP sailor to secure qualification to Tokyo 2020, after Deisy Nhaquile (MOZ) and Khaloud Mansy (EGY) in the Laser Radial, and Aly Badawy (EGY) in the Laser. Both Mansy and Badawy were Youth ENP sailors, while Senior ENP sailor Nhaquile made history by becoming the first ever athlete from Mozambique to qualify for the Olympic Games in Sailing.

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