Gamagori City , The Indian pair of Manu Francis and Kurisinkal Noble bagged the silver medal in the men’s skiff opening race 9 of the Asian Games sailing competition here on Thursday.
The 31-year-old Francis and the 30-year-old Noble, who hail from Kochi and are childhood friends, combined for a total of 23 points after nine races and finished behind China, who totalled 16 points in the competition where the lowest total score wins the regatta. The bronze in Thursday’s competition went to Hong Kong, China’s Akira Luke Sakai and Russel Aylsworth who ended with a score of 24.
Noble and Francis developed an interest in sailing at a young age and trained at the National Sailing School in Bhopal and Muziris Yachting Club in Kerala, according to a profile shared by Sports Authority of India.
The Indians managed to win race 3 and finish second race 1, 5 and 9 during the competition. The Chinese team comprised Wen Zaiding and Liu Tian. China, on the other hand, emerged on top in four races to end up as the best-placed side.
