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Mahi Verma Secures Sixth Place Overall in Asian Games Girls Dinghy Event
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CNBC TV18•03-10-2026, 22:30
Mahi Verma Secures Sixth Place Overall in Asian Games Girls Dinghy Event
- •India's 16-year-old sailor Mahi Verma finished sixth overall in the Asian Games girls dinghy event.
- •Verma secured her position after finishing eighth in Opening Series Race 12.
- •She accumulated 75 total points and 57 net points, despite retiring from Race 1.
- •The sailing events follow the international low-point fleet racing format, where the lowest cumulative scores win.
- •Thailand's Pinchanok Klaysomboon won gold, Hong Kong's Zixi Huang took silver, and South Korea's Song Lee earned bronze.
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Mahi Verma finished sixth overall in the Asian Games girls dinghy event after placing eighth in Opening Series Race 12 on Saturday. She accumulated 75 total points and 57 net points across the competition.
Thailand's Pinchanok Klaysomboon won the gold medal with 25 total points, Hong Kong's Zixi Huang claimed the silver with 29 points, and South Korea's Song Lee secured the bronze with 31 points.
Launched in 2015 by Hyderabad Yacht Club president Suheim Shaikh, Project Naavika provides sailing training to underprivileged children from shanty towns, orphanages, and destitute families to open up the elite sport.
