(Sailing news) Olympics 2021 Live Update: For the first time, India has fielded four sailors in a single Olympics. Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian female sailor to qualify for the Olympics and is competing in the laser radial event. Vishnu Saravanan is competing in laser standard class, and the pair of Varun Thakkar and Ganapathy Chengappa in the 49er class.

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Each of the events consists of a series of races. Points in each race are awarded according to the position the sailors achieve. The individual who finishes first gets one point, the second placed finisher scores two and so on. The last race is called the medal race, for which the points are doubled. Following the medal race, the individual or crew with the fewest total points is declared the winner. 

Nehra and Vishnu have 10 races overall and both of them have completed 6 of them. On the other hand, in the 49er class the pair of Varun and Ganapathy have just started their races today and have 12 races in total. Nethra Kumanan is currently placed 33rd after 6 races, she has four more to go and will expect to finish in the top. Vishnu Saravanan is currently placed 22nd and will look to improve on the next four races. The final race for both the individuals will be on the 1st of August.