2021 Tokyo Olympics | Feels great to be part of history, admits Vishnu Saravanan
Indian sailor Vishnu Saravanan, who recently qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, admź¦”itted that it was great to be a part of history, having been among the š13 athletes ever to qualify from the nation. Nethra Kumanan, K.C.Ganapathy, and Varun Thakkar also qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Games.
Sailing as a sport in India is overshadowed to a large extent, with the discipline popular in a few pockets across the country. But in spite of being insignificant, the nation has hadš nine Olympians in the past, starting from the 1972 Munich Olympics with the last appearancļ·½e being at the 2008 Beijing Games.
It was a few days ago that four Indians book berths for the 2021 Tokyo Olympšics, thus becoming the largest ever Sailing contingent for India at the Games. One of them was Vishnu Saravanan, who qualified for the Menās Laser event during theā Mussanah Open Championship, in Oman. The sailor was elated to be a part of history.
āI was nervous and emotional before and after the race. During the race, I was feeling my heartbeat. I was telling myself to be in tļ·½he present and now, it feels great to be part of history," said Vishnu Saravanan, to PTI.
Apart from him, Nethra Kumanan qualified forš the laser radial eš¼vent, becoming the first Indian woman to earn an Olympic quota, while K.C. Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar made the cut in the Menās 49er event.Ā
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