India received two medals in crusing on the Asian Video games on Tuesday as Neha Thakur and Eabad Ali added to the nation’s medal tally. Neha received silver within the women’ dinghy ILCA-4, whereas Ali bagged bronze within the Males’s Windsurfer RS:X.
Neha completed behind Thailand’s Noppassorn Khunboonjan to win her profession’s greatest medal, which additionally occurred to be India’s first medal on Day 3 of the Hangzhou Asian Video games. Neha, 17 years of age, had received bronze within the women’ laser occasion on the 2022 Asian Crusing Championships to qualify for the Asian Video games. Hailing from Madhya Pradesh, Neha learnt crusing on the Nationwide Crusing College in Bhopal.
India’s second medal of the day additionally got here from crusing as Ali completed with a complete of 57 factors after 14 races to take the bronze. South Korea’s Wonwoo Cho received gold [14 points], whereas Thailand’s Natthaphong Phonoppharat clinched silver [29 points].
How are factors calculated in crusing?
Every occasion has a number of races and athletes are awarded factors primarily based on the place they end. The athlete who finishes first will get 1 level, whereas an athlete who finishes eighth would get eight factors. For instance, if an athlete finishes first in three races, he/she can have three factors [1+1+1]. Nonetheless, if an athlete finishes first, third and fifth throughout three races, he/she can have 9 factors [1+3+5].
On the finish of the stipulated variety of races, factors are added as much as, and the sailor with the least factors is the winner Nonetheless, athletes even have the choice of chalking off their worst race to spice up their standings. As an example an athlete has completed within the prime 3 in all however one race, he/she will be able to have that consequence eliminated to boost their place on the factors desk.