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.
Career
In 2021, Thakkar secured the first rank at the 49er Class event in the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 at Millennium Resort,
Oman. He also won a bronze medal in the
2018 Asian Games
The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...
which were held in Jakarta,
Indonesia.
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
Sailing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 25 July to 4 August 2021 at the Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Enoshima. The venue was also used for the 1964 Olympic Games although significantly regenerated, the IOC now en ...
in
Tokyo, Japan.
Tournaments Record
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Indian male sailors (sport)
Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu
Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Asian Games medalists in sailing
Sailors at the 2018 Asian Games
Sailors at the 2022 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Olympic sailors for India
Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er
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