Olympics 2021 Sailing LIVE updates: Nethra Kumanan women's laser radial Live scores, updates & commentary

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Don't forget to join us nice and early tomorrow morning as Nethra will be in action for Race 3 and Race 4 of the Women's Laser Radial racing event! Until then, follow all the live updates from Vishnu Saravanan's Men's Laser Radial event!

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That brings us to the close of the opening day of the Women's Laser Radial Race competition, where Nethra Kumanan finished 33rd in Race 1 and made major strides up the ladder to end Race 2 in 16th place!

Nethra Kumanan (IND)
Race 1 - 33rd
Race 2 - 16th

A lot to play for in the next four days, with Nethra set to feature in two races each day in her and the country's quest for Olympic glory! As for today's coverage, on behalf of my colleague Mohamed Farzan and myself Prasen Moudgal, thanks for joining us!

Top 10 standings at the end of Race 2 of the Women's Laser Radial event

Nethra crossed the finish line in 16th position

Nethra Kumanan drops down the pile to cross Mark 4 and the finish line in 16th position.

The Indian sailer lost a bit of pace later on during the downwind path and towards the finish line, but a valiant effort nonetheless to finish inside the Top 20 and improve her overall rank as we end Day 1 of the Women's Laser Radial race.

The downwind path now gets us near to Mark 4, and there's no change in storyline at the top of the order.

Germany's Svenja crosses Mark 4 at 43.32, followed by Croatia's Elena 0.26 min later and Hoest 0.29 min after.

Nethra crosses Mark 3 in 9th place. The Indian sailer lost a few positions as she opted to go in straight and then took a sharp turn, just fitting in between Great Britain and Lithuania to stay inside the Top 10.

1 minute and 14 seconds behind Germany's Svenja.

Germany's Svenja crosses Mark 3 with a time of 35.14.

We're now nearing Mark 3, with Nethra opting for a wide in approach to make the most of the wind on offer. She's in 6th place right now as we get to the important turn!

The biggest positive from Nethra's effort in the second race is her consistency, which has ensured she stays within the Top 10 throughout. With 8 races to go over the course of the next few days, every race is vital!

Nethra circles around Mark 2 in 5th place! Good to see the Indian sailer climbing up the ranks, she's 52 seconds behind the German leader.

We're nearing Mark 2, and the German sailer Svenja Weger has a massive 31 second lead over 2nd placed Elena from Croatia!

Things are getting intense in Tokyo! Croatia's Elena is pushing hard to take the lead from Germany's Svenja.

Nethra enjoying a friendly breeze in her favour as she cruises on towards Mark 2, she's currently in 7th place.

Nethra in 6th place! She manages to scrape past Mark 1 and just behind the USA sailer as they now move towards Mark 2. Big movement up the field for Nethra, who is 33rd overall.

The Indian sailer firmly in the Top 10 as we near Mark 1. Can she cross within the Top 10 mark?

Nethra has bounced back and is proving her worth. She'll surely look to finish within the Top 10 and make it to the next round of the event.

Nethra is now 4th! She's among the leaders for the first time today, only 22 seconds behind the leader, Croatia's Elena

Nethra is among the Top 10! What a second race this is turning out to be for the Indian sailer, as she gets ever so close to the German, Israeli and Lithuanian sailers in the lead.

An early lead for Hungary's Maria Erdi, and she has Denmark's Anne-Marie in 2nd and China's Zhang for company.

Hello folks! Welcome back to the coverage of Race 2, where Nethra will look to improve on her 33rd position!

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Don't go anywhere, Nethra will again be in action in Race 2 of the Women's Laser Radial event, which should get underway in a few minutes for now. We'd have been sailing by now, but inclement weather conditions at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour have forced the delay of the event.

Right then, not the most convincing of races from Nethra Kumanan, but with the competition that's on offer, Nethra can take heart from languishing almost at the bottom of the table in 40th to climbing up a few places to cross the line in 33rd.

Results at the end of Race 1 -

Nethra Kumanan (INDIA) - 33rd place

Winners -
Cristina Bajo (SPAIN)
Vasileia Karachaliou (GREECE)
Shazrin Latif (MALAYSIA)

Nethra crosses Mark 4 in 33rd position, a little over 3.35 min behind race leader Cristina.

Cristina passes Mark 4 as she heads towards the finish line, and she's got a very slender 4/100th of a second lead over Greece's Vasleila.

Spain's Cristina is at the top, while Germany's Svenja climbs three spots and finds herself at the second rank during the fourth leg. Malaysia's Nur Shazrin is third.

Cristina looks strong and is guaranteed a finish in the top 5. Doesn't seem that the other sailers could overtake her. She's eyeing the first rank for sure!

Nethra Kumanan rises 7 spots to reach Mark 3 in 33rd place!

Only two seconds behind the leader when compared to how far she was behind at Mark 2, and that's a substantial improvement from the Indian sailer. She's 3 minutes and 38 seconds behind Spain's Cristina overall, and getting to Mark 4 just outside the Top 30 is a possibility.

At Mark 3, Spain's Cristina is 1st, followed by Germany's Svenja and Malaysia's Shazrin.

Spain's Cristiana starts the third leg on a positive note. She's leading the race with Germany's Svenja behind her. The distance between them is hardly a few meters and Svenja will look to overtake the Spanish sailer soon.

Nethra was in 40th position at Mark 1, 3.06 min behind the leader. She hasn't managed to better her position at Mark 2, and she's still in 40th place, trailing by 3,36 min behind Spain's Cristina.

At Mark 2, it seems like the lead is firmly with Spain's Cristina, while Cyprus' Makri is in second and Malaysia's Shazrin is in third.

Well, we enter the second leg of the event.

Spain's Cristina is leading the race. Croatia's Elena, who finished first at the end of the first leg seems to be out of sight now. She's been left behind and is missing out on her chances to make it to the Top 10.

We've got to the 1st mark!

Croatia's Elena records the best time of 10.49, followed by Spain's Cristina and Cyprus' Marilena Makri.

We've got a new leader now, with Croatia's Elena Vorobeva cruising ahead of Spain's Cristina Pujol!

And just as we type that, Cristina has sailed past Elena to steal the lead! A tough fight at the top between Croatia, Spain, Germany & Malaysia. Denmark's Anne Marie falls behind in the race and is not in the Top 5 now.

Denmark's Anne Marie is now second, with Germany's Svenja Weger enjoying a small lead over her rival.

First signs of Nethra! She's currently between 30th - 37th, and battling alongside Ireland, Israel and Lithuania for a jump in position!

Nethra will have to push herself to break into the top 10!

Nethra isn't among the leaders yet, with Denmark's Anne-Marie, Australia's Mara Stransky and Netherlands' Marit Bouwmeester in the lead.

Quite tricky weather conditions in Tokyo currently, with the humidity at 45% and the temperature at 27 degrees celsius.

We're off! A good start for Denmark, Netherlands and Canada follow in 2nd and 3rd.

A minute away from the first sailing race at Tokyo 2020!

We're about 3 minutes away from the start of the race! All eyes on Nethra, in what is going to be a historic event for Indian sports!

Nethra is going to be one of the 44 racers taking part in today's first two races of the 10-race competition. An important start will be vital to her chances of finishing in the Top 10.

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Nethra Kumanan will represent India in the Laser Radial event.