Tomar, Verma take sailing bronze after China’s disqualification
Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma won bronze in the women’s skiff sailing event after the Chinese pair ahead of them was disqualified.
The Indian duo finished fourth on the water at Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor with 24 net points from 28 overall. China’s Xiaoyu Hu and Yuyue Sun, who had finished third, were removed from the standings.
Japan took gold and Hong Kong, China took silver. The medal race on Thursday completed a nine-race series.
It was India’s second sailing medal of the Games. On Thursday, Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis won silver in the men’s skiff, finishing behind China.
Later in the day, Nitesh Siwach lost 0-4 to Japan’s Yuri Nakazato in the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman wrestling final and settled for silver, a rare achievement for India in the discipline.
India’s overall tally rose to 65 medals, including 10 gold, 23 silver and 32 bronze, keeping the country inside the top 10 of the standings.
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