In late 2008, the first cousins who spent a lot of time playing together, thought of trying something new. Mumbai: Growing up in the port city of Kochi, being by the water was almost second nature for Manu Francis and Prince Kurisinkal Noble.
“Still, I am very happy and proud to have won a medal for India. But I told them, this time won’t come back, so don’t worry about the outcome. “We didn’t know much about sailing. “From there, we’re here now. “They felt some pressure of results since this was their first Asian Games. “We also know each other since childhood, so we didn’t have to worry about coordination or struggle with things like language. “Sometimes during training they talk in their language. “After my father’s death, my mother has been my support system. I miss my family a lot, but not once have they made us feel bad about being away.”
“We generally go home only for 15-20 days a year. Because it’s their way of communicating with each other,” said Jain, a former sailor who competed with them in the same class and began coaching them at the Army Yachting Node in Mumbai since 2021, i don’t mind that.
We were only looking for some entertainment,” Francis said, chuckling. “We were in the gold position yesterday (Wednesday), and that was our target,” Francis told HT from Aichi. “The conditions were really challenging, and they handled it well,” said their coach Sandeep Jain. “We felt like we had the correct weight for this class,” said Francis. “With the silver medal today, I have done more than what my father had wanted,” Noble told PTI in Aichi. “Our mothers are so happy,” said Francis.
Jitendra Dixit, joint secretary general of the Yachting Association of India.
“The team has been preparing for months,” said Capt. “They have had some good international exposure, and the entire sailing contingent arrived in Japan almost two weeks ahead of the Games.”
