Saravanan, the Army man who hails from Vellore in Tamil Nadu, obtained India's first quota in sailing for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 25-year-old Indian was ranked 7th and 24th in race 7 and 8 respectively.
Indian sailor Vishnu Saravanan is taking an unconventional approach to prepare for the Paris Olympics.
India's Nethra Kumanan had a tough day in office in the women's Dighy sailing event's opening series at the Paris Olympics as she slipped to 24th spot after Race 6 in Marseille on Saturday.
Following is India's schedule on Day 7 of the Paris Olympics on Friday: (All timings in IST)
Nethra had left the sport of sailing for one year after failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics.
Saravanan will be competing in the Laser Standard Class.
The Indian sailing team have embarked on their journey to the Tokyo Games on Monday.
Check out Indian athletes' schedule for Thursday, August 1, Day 6 of competition
Following is India's schedule on Sunday, Day 9 of the Paris Olympics: (All timings in IST)
Another Indian, Vishnu Saravanan was at 23rd position overall out of 35 sailors in the laser event, while Nethra Kumanan was placed 31st with 176 net points out of 44 sailors.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 8, Saturday, August 3, 2024:
There were four instances of two Indian sailors qualifying for the Olympics earlier but they took part in the same event. This time in Tokyo, India will be taking part in more than one event in sailing.
Here's your complete guide to when India's athletes compete at the Paris Olympics, with dates, events, and timings in IST.
India will send 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics, starting July 26 in the French capital. This will be India's second-biggest contingent at an Olympic Games after 121 athletes went to Tokyo in 2021. A total of 47 female and 70 male athletes will be part of the Indian contingent at the Games.
The Army Sports Institute's stadium in Pune has been renamed after Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra.
A look at Indian athletes' showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, July 27.
a look at the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.
India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Tuesday, September 26.
Sarvanan was ranked fifth in the seventh race to go down to second spot with five more races lined up in the Olympic Qualifying Event.
A look at the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 30.
In mixed multihull - nacra 17, the Indian pair of Indar Siddeshwar Doiphode and Ramya Saravanan were placed fourth after race 12 with less than a minute's gap from the leaders in a tightly contested field. Doiphode and Ramya were third after race 11.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on Day 7 of the Asian Games:
Athletes and officials from eight disciplines of archery, badminton, table tennis, hockey, judo, gymnastics, swimming and weightlifting landed in Tokyo
Seven Olympic and six Paralympic disciplines were identified for support at a meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing atthe Olympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday.
The eight disciplines comprised archery, badminton, table tennis, hockey, judo, gymnastics, swimming and weightlifting.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
The committee has also recommended highlighting 'Hindu victories' in various battles in the textbooks.
Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list of 382 doctors who died due to the viral disease and demanded that they be treated as "martyrs".
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