The Laser Asian Sailing Championship concluded in Singapore today on a high note for the Indian team with Mumbai’s budding champion Upamanyu Dutta bagging the bronze medal in the Laser Standard (Men) and Nethra Kumanan of Chennai achieving a creditable 4th position in the Laser Radial (Women).
Upamanyu Dutta
The championship saw tight racing between the top Asian Laser sailors who used the event to warm up before the Olympic sailing qualifier event for the Laser class scheduled in Japan later. Upamanyu, who is currently training in Europe under coach Trevor Millar, came to the event in Singapore as one of the favoured contenders having won the Euromed Championship in Malta last month. The young sailor sailed superbly to gain India’s first ever medal in the ultra competive single-handed Laser Standard category.