Asian Games 2023: Indian windsurfer Eabad Ali took home the bronze medal in the Men's windsurfer RS:X competition in Hangzhou.
- At the Asian Games, Eabad Ali took home a bronze medal in the men's windsurfer RS:X competition.
- India won two medals in sailing at the Asian Games on Tuesday.
- Eabad Ali finishing third behind gold medalist Wonwoo Cho and Natthaphong Phonoppharat.
India won two medals in sailing at the Asian Games on Tuesday, lead by Neha Thakur, 17, who won a silver and Eabad Ali, who won a bronze.
When she placed second in the girl's dinghy ILCA-4 competition, Neha helped India win its first medal of the day.
With a net score of 52 points, Ali earned India's second medal in the men's windsurfer RS:X competition, finishing behind gold medalist Wonwoo Cho of Korea and Thailand's Natthaphong Phonoppharat.
Ali's worst performances in the exhausting 14-race event came in the second and third races, where he was disqualified and lost seven of his 59 total points. Ali ultimately finished with a significant 23-point lead over the silver medalist.
Neha, a student at the National Sailing School in Bhopal, came in second place overall with a net score of 27, only behind gold medalist Noppassorn Khunboonjan of Thailand. Neha finished with a total of 32 points.
With a net score of 28, Singapore's Kiera Marie Carlyle accepted the bronze medal.
In sailing, the net score is calculated by deducting the competitor's lowest cumulative score from all of the races from the total points. The winner is determined by who has the lowest net score.
Neha placed third overall with 32 points in the 11 races that make up the girl's dinghy ILCA-4 division. The sixth race, in which Neha received only five points and finished with a net score of 27, was her worst. The one-design dinghy class and sailboat known as the ILCA-4 belongs to the laser series.
