Nethra Kumanan

nethra kumanan, India's sole female Olympic sailor, is preparing for her fourth Asian Games appearance. Despite her technical prowess, she has struggled with performance under pressure in major events. Kumanan is actively working with her psychologist and coach, incorporating visualization techniques to overcome this challenge and improve her results.

nethra kumanan is all set to make history on Thursday by becoming the first woman sailor from the country to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Mussanah Open Championship at Mussanah, Oman --- the Olympic Qualifier for Asia.

Sailor nethra kumanan has been stuck in Gran Canaria, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, ever since the lockdown began in the second week of March, and has had to spend a considerable amount of this time away from sailing.

Indian sailors nethra kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan faced challenges in the Paris Olympics opening series for their dinghy events. Kumanan, in the women’s ILCA 6, dropped to 24th after inconsistent results, including finishes of 19th and 25th. Saravanan, in the men’s ILCA 7, fell to 23rd after placing 23rd in both Race 5 and Race 6. With four races remaining, both sailors need strong performances to break into the top 10 and advance to the medal race.

The sailors finishing in top-10 after 10 races will qualify for the medal rounds. Both the Indian sailors are currently outside the qualification zone. Netherlands' Marit Boumeester is leading the pack followed by Louise Cervera of France and Monika Mikkola of Finland.

Tokyo Olympian nethra kumanan has won gold in the laser radial event of the Gran Canaria Sailing Championships, one of the European regional open events, in Spain.

Indian sailors Vishnu Saravanan and nethra kumanan on Thursday received their boats, which they will be using during the laser class events at the Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23.

The rains have been playing truant this monsoon but there was no lack of winds as the gust made it for a perfect week of sailing. Gitesh of Army Yatching Node (AYN) stole the thunder by winning the Laser Standard (open) and Laser Radial (open) title at the Hyderabad Sailing Week – Senior Multiclass Sailing Championship, here on Sunday.

Indian sailors Vishnu Saravanan and nethra kumanan finished way behind the leaders as they ended at 22nd and 33rd spot in the respective events after six races in the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday.

After the eighth qualifying race, nethra kumanan was placed 24th and on Monday, she improved upon her previous few days of shoddy show to finish a creditable 10th among 43 in the ninth qualifying race. But that could only help her in jumping three spots to 21st and that was never going to be enough in the end.

Indian sailors nethra kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan commenced their sailing journey at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. In the women's dinghy event, Kumanan secured the sixth position after the first day of competition.

Indian sailor nethra kumanan secures Paris Olympics quota in ILCA 6 event at Last Chance Regatta. She qualifies via ENP quota with a fifth-place finish. Nethra aims to be the 13th Indian sailor at the Games.

nethra kumanan was placed 27th after two races while Vishnu Saravanan was at 14th after his first race as the Indian sailors opened their campaign in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

The Indian sailing team on Tuesday became the first from the country's contingent to arrive here for the Olympics which opens on July 23.

By the time she was 12, nethra kumanan had tried her hand at tennis, cycling, basketball and even some Bharatnatyam but it was in sailing that she found her true calling in life, a choice she justified by becoming the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics.

India's top sailors have earned nominations for the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2024. Vishnu Saravanan and nethra kumanan are highlighted for their significant achievements, including Olympic qualifications for Paris 2024. The Sailor of the Year award will be announced on February 22 in Lucknow, celebrating their dedication and international prowess.

Young Mumbai sailor Upamanyu Dutta bagged the bronze medal in the Laser Standard race for men in the Laser Asian Sailing Championship which concluded in Singapore on Saturday, according to a media release.

The Indian pair of K Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar languished at 18th after four races in the men's skiff 49er sailing event at the Tokyo Olympics here on Wednesday.

It was a historic day for Indian sailing as four --- nethra kumanan, Vishnu Saravanan, KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar --- qualified for the Tokyo Games in the Asian qualification event which concluded in Oman on Thursday.

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 in the Laser Radial Class event with one race to go on Thursday.

Indian sailing pair of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar finished a creditable seventh in one of the two races in men's skiff 49er but still languished at 17th position overall at the Tokyo Olympics here on Thursday.

Sailors nethra kumanan (Laser Radial) and Vishnu Saravanan (Laser Standard) as well as KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar (Skiff 49er) on Friday secured Mission Olympic Cell's (MOC) approval for their proposals to train and compete overseas ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

India clinched three medals in sailing with Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar clinching silver in the 49er FX Women's event and Harshita Tomar claiming bronze in the Open Laser 4.7 at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.

Under the supervision of chief national coach Ismail Baig, the Indian rowers underwent their first training session ahead of the upcoming Olympics at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo Bay on Sunday.

From spending more than Rs one lakh per month for training to hiring boats at huge cost for international events, the four Indian sailors who have qualified for the Olympics have a lot to thank their parents for in their journey to make the cut for the Tokyo Games.

Six athletes which include two wrestlers and four sailors have been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group. Women wrestlers Anshu Malik (57kg) and Sonam Malik (62kg) have been included in the core group after attaining their Olympic quotas at the Asian Wrestling qualifiers.

Dharmender Singh of Army Yatching Node (AYN) rounded off an outstanding day, as he won race three and five of the Standard Laser Class during the Coastal National Sailing Championship.

Indian sailors, who became the first batch from the country's contingent to arrive in Tokyo for the Olympic Games on Tuesday, faced "no troubles" exiting the city's Haneda airport after clearing their testing and immigration process before checking into the Athletes Village situated in the picturesque Harumi waterfront district. The four-member sailing team comprised of Varun Thakkar, Vishnu Saravanan, nethra kumanan and Ganapathy Chengappa.

In January this year, nethra kumanan became the first Indian woman sailor to win a medal - a bronze - at the Sailing World Cup in Miami, United States.