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Muscat: Oman Sail’s Mussanah Sailing School has been selected by the Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF) to become a Category A High Performance Centre. The...
Eyeing a splendid performance at 2024 Paris Olympics, the Sports Ministry on Thursday doubled the number of former athletes as core members in the revamped Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), making the body more athlete-centric. MOC drives India's ...
ASAF is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in partnership with RS Sailing. The signing of this MOU, will see ASAF and RS Sailing, develop, promote and expand sailing programmes and events in Asia. RS Sailing is an international designer, manufacturer and supplier of sailboats and dinghies and associated goods and services supported by a worldwide dealer network and class associations and is based out of UK. The new partnership has been formed with a clear outcome; ASAF and RS Sailing will work with ASAF MNAs and stakeholders to encourage the growth of s...
Nethra Kumanan becomes first Indian woman sailor to qualify for Olympics The 23-year-old Kumanan has a 21-point advantage over her nearest rival By IANS| Posted by Minhaj Adnan | Published: 8th April 2021 1:51 pm IST Nethra Kumanan (Source: SAI) New Delhi: Nethra Kumanan on Wednesday became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics after she was assured of a top-place finish in the laser radial event of the Asian Qualifiers in Oman. The 23-year-old Kumanan has a 21-point advantage over her nearest rival, who also happens to be an Indian — Ramya Saravanan —...
It is also the first time that India will compete in three sailing events in the Olympics. ���� Duo of KC Ganapathy & Varun Thakkar qualify for #Tokyo2020 in Men's 49er class #Sailing event ⛵⛵ at the Mussanah… https://t.co/wiIEMvLJ2R— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) 1617879202000 So far, India had competed in only one event in all the earlier Olympics though two sailors represented the country on four occasions. "Yes, history has been scripted. Four Indian sailors have qualified for the Olympics to compete in three events. It's the maximum number of sailors qualified and also in numbe...