That's all we have for you, from the Men's Skiff 49ers event for today! A chance for the Indian pair to climb up the ranks tomorrow, when the event gets underway at 8.35 AM IST!
Until then, this is Prasen Moudgal signing off! You can follow all the action from the Women's Laser Radial (Nethra Kumanan) and Men's Laser Radial (Vishnu Saravanan) in the above two links!
11:20 (IST)30 JUL 2021
India's performance at the Men's Skiff 49ers so far -
KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar finish Race 9 in 16th place.
A chance to finish in the top 10 is probably now a distant reality, but the fighting spirit from the Indian pair will need to be on display in tomorrow's three races.
10:41 (IST)30 JUL 2021
A good improvement from the Indian pair, they've climbed up two places to 17th at Mark 3 as we now head towards the finish line!
10:34 (IST)30 JUL 2021
Oh no! The Indian pair has dropped down to last place! Looks like they've had some issues with the boat, and they are in 19th place.
A lot of work to do if they are to now make their way up the ladder, the difference between them and the race leaders is 2 minutes and 16 seconds.
10:23 (IST)30 JUL 2021
12th place at Mark 1 for the Indian pair of Ganapathy and Thakkar, they'll want to maintain a position inside the Top 10 to improve their chances of ending in the Top 15 overall.
10:23 (IST)30 JUL 2021
We're live with Race 9 of the Men's Skiff 49er event!
10:04 (IST)30 JUL 2021
That brings us to the end of Race 8 of the Men's Skiff 49er event. In a bit from now, we will be live with Race 9, and join us then for all the live updates! Ciao for now!
10:02 (IST)30 JUL 2021
India's performance at the Men's Skiff 49ers so far -
The Indian pair finish Race 8 just outside the Top 10, in 11th place!
A costly way to end the race, dropping four places to 11th after crossing Mark 3 in 7th place. However, they are 17th overall, which means with 4 races to go, they still have a chance to finish inside the Top 15.
09:55 (IST)30 JUL 2021
The Polish pair have now crossed the finish line with a time of 32 minutes and 12 seconds to their name. Spain's Diego le Chever and Lago Marra Lopez in 2nd, followed by Croatia's Sime Fantela and Mihovil Fantela.
09:53 (IST)30 JUL 2021
India now in 7th at Mark 3! Can the young pair hold on or improve their position as we approach the finish line?
09:40 (IST)30 JUL 2021
A two-position drop for India, but they remain within the Top 10. 8th place at Mark 2, 1 minute and 9 seconds behind Poland's pair of Lukasz and Pawel who have jumped into the lead.
09:33 (IST)30 JUL 2021
6th place at Mark 1! The Indian pair making a strong statement at the start, only 16 seconds behind leaders from Germany.
09:24 (IST)30 JUL 2021
What a start for the Indian pair! They are among the Top 5, at one stage even finding themselves within the Top 3
09:23 (IST)30 JUL 2021
Hello folks, and welcome back to the LIVE coverage! We're underway at the Tokyo harbour!
09:16 (IST)30 JUL 2021
That's all we've got for you from the Men's Skiff 49er Race 7! Join us in a little while for now, when Race 8 of the event gets underway in Tokyo. Goodbye for now!
09:13 (IST)30 JUL 2021
India's performance at the Men's Skiff 49ers so far -
Not the most convincing of results for the young pair, following up on their 7th place finish in Race 6 yesterday. Quite a few races to come though, and they will want to finish as high as possible on the leaderboard.
09:08 (IST)30 JUL 2021
Germany's race leaders Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel have crossed the finish line in 31 minutes and 12 seconds!
09:05 (IST)30 JUL 2021
A good recovery from the young pair, they've climbed up two places to take 16th position at Mark 3.
09:01 (IST)30 JUL 2021
A huge 6-place drop for the Indian pair, they are in 19th place at Mark 2.
08:51 (IST)30 JUL 2021
At Mark 1, the Indian pair is placed13th, 44 seconds behind leaders from Germany.
08:50 (IST)30 JUL 2021
We're underway at the Men's Skiff 49er event! Can the Indian pair continue their fabulous show from yesterday?
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The Indian sailing pair of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakker, participating in the men's skiff 49er sailing event, at the Olympics 2021, finished the sixth race at seventh position on Thursday. Can they do better today?
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