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Mussanah Open Championship: Nethra Kumanan, 49er Team Continue to Lead in Olympic Qualifier
News 18Top Indian sailor Nethra Kumanan’s lead at the top dwindled but she continued to hold her position in the Laser Radial event on Day 4 of the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 — an Asian qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics. The team of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar averaged well after 12 races to retain their nine-point gap over the chasing pack despite some setbacks in the 49er class. After top-place finishes in both the races on Monday, Kumanan faced tough challenge from Britain’s Emma Charlotte and Dutch sailor Jeanne Savelon, finishing third in the seventh race and fifth in the eight to retain a two-point net total lead over her closest rival. Another Indian in the Laser Radial event, Asian Games bronze medallist Harshita Tomar, put the disappointment of the last two days behind to win both the races.
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