India opened its Day three medal account on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou courtesy of a shocking present by sailor Neha Thakur. She bagged a Silver medal within the lady’s dinghy ILCA-4 occasion. She completed with a complete of 32 factors whereas her web rating of 27 helped her win the silver medal. Thailand’s Noppassorn Khunboonjan received the gold medal within the occasion. Neha trumped her Singapore rival Kiera Marie Carlyle who needed to settle with a web rating of 28.
For the unversed, in crusing, the lady’s dinghy ILCA-4 class consists of a complete of 11 races. The competitor’s worst rating is subtracted from the ultimate tally to find out the web rating. The one with the bottom web rating is adjudged the winner. Neha’s worst rating was 5 factors which she had accrued through the fifth race. In the meantime, tell us extra about Neha Thakur who has created historical past by bagging a silver medal for India in Crusing.
Neha Thakur is barely 17 years outdated and is a rising sailor from Nationwide Crusing Faculty, Bhopal. She is the daughter of a farmer in Madhya Pradesh and lives in Amlataj village, Hatpipalia Tehsil, Dewas district.
Neha hogged the limelight in March final 12 months as nicely for profitable the Bronze medal within the Asian Crusing Championship in Abu Dhabi. The medal had helped her qualify for the continued Asian Video games in Hangzhou.
Minister of Earth Sciences, India and Member of Parliament, Arunachal Pradesh, Kiren Rijuju lauded Neha Thaku for profitable India’s first medal in Crusing. “Nice efficiency by Neha Thakur who represented India within the Woman’s Dinghy – ILCA 4 class. Hearty congratulations on profitable the SILVER MEDAL on the #AsianGames2022 A superb starting as that is India’s 1st medal in Crusing! #Cheer4India #JeetegaBharat,” he wrote on X, previously Twitter.
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