Asian Sailing Championships 2023: Manu Francis-Prince Noble clinch bronze in 49er class

None of the Indians bagged a Olympic quota from the event.

India’s Manu Francis and Prince Noble combined to win bronze medal by securing 68 net points in the men’s 49er (skiff) category at the Asian Sailing Championships 2023, held at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya, Thailand, from December 13th to 19th. The duo finished third in the overall standings, behind China’s Zaiding Wen and Tian Liu and Ding-Zhang, who took home gold and silver medals respectively.

The Asian Sailing Championships 2023 was a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics, featuring sailors from across the continent vying for coveted positions in various Olympic classes. The championships encompassed six classes, including women’s one-person dinghy (ILCA6), men’s one-person dinghy (ILCA7), mixed dinghy (470), men’s skiff (49er), women’s skiff (49erFX), and mixed multihull (Narca17).

Despite their impressive performance, India fell short of securing an Olympic quota in any of the classes. Tokyo Olympians Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan represented India among the 15-member contingent participating in the event.

Vishnu Saravanan secured the fourth position out of 46 sailors in the ILCA7 category, while Nethra Kumanan claimed the seventh spot out of 33 sailors in ILCA6. In the 470 class, Shraddha Verma and Ravindra Sharma finished ninth out of 16 teams, and in the Nacra17 category, Siddeshwar/Ramya secured the 11th position out of 12 teams.

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In the highly competitive 49er class, KC Ganapathy/Varun Ashok secured the eighth position out of 21 teams, followed by Aanand Thakur/Satyam Rangad at the 14th spot. In the ILCA7 category, Mohit Saini finished 12th out of 46 sailors, while Deepak Saini secured the 19th position. Aman Mohan Vyas/Aastha Senapati faced tough competition in the Nacra 17 category, finishing 12th – last.

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