{"id":30950,"date":"2026-10-01T05:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30950"},"modified":"2026-10-01T05:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:19:18","slug":"asian-games-manu-francis-prince-noble-win-sailing-silver-as-indias-medal-tally-reaches-62-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30950","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games: Manu Francis, Prince Noble win sailing silver as India\u2019s medal tally reaches 62 | Asian Games 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134608554,imgsize-154197,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg\" alt=\"Asian Games: Manu Francis, Prince Noble win sailing silver as India\u2019s medal tally reaches 62\" title=\"India's Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis during the Men's Skiff event. (Reuters Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"India's Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis during the Men's Skiff event. (Reuters Photo)\">India&#8217;s Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis during the Men&#8217;s Skiff event. (Reuters Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India added another silver medal to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Thursday as Manu Francis and Prince Noble finished runners-up in the men\u2019s skiff sailing event at Aichi-Nagoya.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The Indian duo secured silver in the ninth and final race at the Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor, finishing second in the race to confirm their place on the podium. Their medal was also India&#8217;s first in sailing at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The silver took India&#8217;s overall medal tally to 62 \u2014 10 gold, 22 silver and 30 bronze.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>India finish second in final race<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Francis and Noble finished the competition with 23 net points, with the Chinese pair of Wen Zaiding and Liu Tian taking gold after accumulating 16 points.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The Indian duo produced a consistent campaign, recording three second-place finishes and one race victory across the event. Their final second-place finish ensured they held on to silver ahead of Hong Kong, China, who finished with one fewer point than India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian Games Full Coverage<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/medal-tally\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medal Tally<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/schedule\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The Chinese combination won four races during the competition and finished comfortably at the top of the standings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The medal marks another significant achievement for Francis and Noble, who had previously won bronze at the Asian Sailing Championships in Abu Dhabi in 2023.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Their performance also gave India its second medal of the day after the women&#8217;s squash team secured bronze.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>India add two medals on Thursday<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/asian-games-india-win-womens-team-squash-bronze-after-anahat-singhs-heartbreak\/articleshow\/134607965.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India&#8217;s women\u2019s squash team settled for bronze after losing 1-2 to Hong Kong in the semifinal<\/a>. The result took India&#8217;s squash medal tally at Aichi-Nagoya to four.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh had earlier won silver medals in the singles events, while Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar claimed bronze in mixed doubles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>With the sailing silver added to the tally, India moved to 62 medals at the Games, including 10 gold, 22 silver and 30 bronze.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/asian-games-manu-francis-prince-noble-win-sailing-silver-as-indias-medal-tally-reaches-62\/articleshow\/134608455.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis during the Men&#8217;s Skiff event. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India added another silver medal to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Thursday as Manu Francis and Prince Noble finished runners-up in the men\u2019s skiff sailing event at Aichi-Nagoya.The Indian duo secured silver in the ninth and final race [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/india-win-sailing-silver.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"India&#8217;s Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis during the Men&#8217;s Skiff event. 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