Varun Thakkar
Varun Thakkar (born 10 February 1995 in Tamil Nadu) is an Indian professional sailor. He is currently representing India at the international sailing events in the 49er class of the boat category.[1]
Career
In 2021, Thakkar secured the first rank at the 49er Class event in the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 at Millennium Resort, Oman.[2] He also won a bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Games which were held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[3][4]
In 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, The duo KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar first tasted major success when they won bronze in sailing.
2020 Summer Olympics
Varun qualified for his debut Olympic Games 2020 in sailing after achieving first place in the 2021 Mussanah Open (Asia and Africa Olympic Qualifier) Tournament in Mussanah, Oman and he will now be representing Team India at the Skiff – 49er Event in Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
Tournaments Record
| Year | Event | Place | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 MUSSANAH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP | Oman  Oman | 1 |
| 2019 | 49ER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 | Auckland  New Zealand | 65 |
| 2019 | 2019 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP | Auckland New Zealand | 39 |
| 2019 | 49ER ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 | Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| 2018 | Asian Games 2018 | Jakarta  Indonesia | 3 |
| 2017 | 17th Asian Sailing Championship | Jakarta Indonesia | 1 |
References
- "WHEN 'AVERAGE STUDENT' VARUN THAKKAR FOUND AN AVENUE TO EXCEL IN SAILING!". International Olympic Committee (IOC) News.
- "Mussanah Open Championship 2021 Results". omansail.
- "Winds of victory in their sail: Meet the Chennai boys who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games". The Hindu News.
- "From rival to coach: Olympic champ Warrer helping Ganapathy and Thakkar's quest for gold". ESPN News.
- "Sailing: THAKKAR Varun". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021.
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