"varun-thakkar"

In the men's skiff 49er event, the duo finished first in race nine after clocking 30:24 and followed it up with a second-place finish with a timing of 29:26.

Following is the complete schedule of Indian action on Friday

The pictures of the Indian sailing team comprising Varun Thakkar, Ganapathy Chengappa, Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan and their coaches arriving at the Haneda airport were put up by Sports Authority of India.

Nethra Kumanan was the first to make the cut as she became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Games in laser radial class.

The duo was inducted to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) following their qualification from the sport, alongside Vishnu Saravanan (Laser Standard Class) and Nethra Kumanan (Laser Radial event).