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Nethra Kumanon Wins Bronze at Asian Games Sailing Event
Nethra Kumanon won a bronze medal for India in sailing at the Asian Games.
The race took place in Gamagori City.
She competed in the women’s dinghy event.
She finished with 14 points.
In sailing, the sailor with the fewest points wins.
Nethra won one of her two final races.
She finished sixth in the other final race.
Sophia Montgomery of Thailand won gold, while Jania Ang of Singapore won silver.
Another Indian sailor, Vishnu Saravanan, finished fourth in the men’s event.
India’s Nethra Kumanon won bronze in the women’s dinghy sailing event in Gamagori City.
Kumanon finished with 14 points, behind Thailand’s Sophia Montgomery and Singapore’s Jania Ang.
Kumanon won one of the two final races and finished sixth in the other.
India’s Vishnu Saravanan placed fourth in the men’s dinghy event with 21 points.
Indian sailors had also won silver in the men’s skiff and bronze in the women’s team event.
- Who
- India’s Nethra Kumanon won bronze; Sophia Montgomery and Jania Ang won gold and silver.
- What
- Kumanon finished third in the women’s dinghy sailing event.
- Where
- Gamagori City.
- When
- Friday, during the 2026 Asian Games sailing competition.
- Why
- Her combined score of 14 points placed her third under sailing’s lowest-score system.
Key facts
- Medallist
- Nethra Kumanon, India
- Event
- Women’s dinghy sailing
- Result
- Bronze medal
- Total points
- 14, including 7 from the final and 7 from qualification races
- Gold medallist
- Sophia Montgomery of Thailand, with 5 points
- Silver medallist
- Jania Ang of Singapore, with 13 points
- Men’s result
- India’s Vishnu Saravanan finished fourth with 21 points






