Asian Games 2023: India’s Neha Thakur wins silver medal in sailing

Pudhari Online Desk: India has opened its medal account on the third day of the Asian Games. 17 year old Neha Thakur won the Bharatala silver medal in the women’s dinghy sailing competition. This is India’s 12th medal in the Asian Games. ‘National Sailing School’ Bhopalchi budding player Nehane secured the overall score of 32. Her net score was 27 points, surpassing Thailand’s gold medalist Nopsorn Khunbunjanla. (Asian Games 2023)

Singapore’s Kira Marie Carlila won a bronze medal in the competition. His net score would have been 28. In sailing, the net score is calculated by subtracting the worst score of the players from the total number of runs. The player with the lowest net worth is the winner. The Mulinchi Dinghy ILCA-4 competition consisted of a total of 11 boats. In this Nehan obtained a total of 32 qualities. During this period, his performance during Panchavya Sharyati was the worst. Nehala or Sharyatit got five qualities. After subtracting these five gunas from the total 32 gunas, his net score would have been 27 gunas. (Asian Games 2023)

In the history of Asian Games, India has so far won 20 medals in rowing. Apart from one gold medal, it also includes 7 rupee and 12 bronze medals. In the competition held in 2018, Baraat would have won one silver and two bronze medals.

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