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India's Manu Francis, Kurisinkal Noble Clinch Asian Games Sailing Silver
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 11:16
India's Manu Francis, Kurisinkal Noble Clinch Asian Games Sailing Silver
- •Indian sailors Manu Francis and Kurisinkal Noble secured a silver medal in the men's skiff event at the Asian Games in Gamagori City.
- •The Kochi-born childhood friends accumulated 23 points over nine races, finishing behind China, who won with 16 points.
- •China's Wen Zaiding and Liu Tian claimed gold, while Hong Kong, China's Akira Luke Sakai and Russel Aylsworth took bronze with 24 points.
- •Francis and Noble previously won a bronze medal at the Asian Sailing Championships and trained at the National Sailing School in Bhopal and Muziris Yachting Club.
- •In the women's skiff, India's Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma finished fourth, with Japan winning gold.
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India's Manu Francis and Kurisinkal Noble won the silver medal in the men's skiff sailing competition at the Asian Games with a total of 23 points.
China's Wen Zaiding and Liu Tian claimed the gold medal in the men's skiff competition by finishing with a total of 16 points.
Childhood friends Francis and Noble trained at the National Sailing School in Bhopal and the Muziris Yachting Club in Kerala.
