India’s Neha Thakur clinched silver in girl’s dinghy ILCA-4 sailing event at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
Neha clinched a total of 32 points, although it was her net score of 27 that helped her win silver, behind gold medallist Noppassorn Khunboonjan of Thailand.
The Thailand athlete won gold with a total of 20 points, and a net score of 16 points.
Singapore’s Kiera Marie Carlyle settled for a bronze with a net score of 28.
In sailing, the competitor’s worst score from all the races is subtracted from the total points to determine the net score. The one with the lowest net score is adjudged the winner.
The girl’s dinghy ILCA-4 category consists of 11 races and Neha finished with 32 total points. Neha’s worst race was the fifth one where she got five points to end with a net score of 27.
The ILCA-4 is defined as a one-design dinghy class in the laser series and is a one-design class of sailboat.
With inputs from PTI
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