Conditions, the biggest challenge in Paris: Sailor Vishnu

IN January this year, Vishnu Saravanan, with his ILCA (International Laser Class Association) 7 class dinghy, became the first Indian sailor to qualify for the Paris Olympics via the World Championship.

-  KALYANI MANGALE

The 27year-old secured the qualification as he finished 26th amongst 152 sailors in Adelaide to make it to his second consecutive Olympics.

With the earned experience in Tokyo, where he finished 20th out of 35, Saravanan is ready to face the newest challenge."In Tokyo, I was a bit fearless. I just went 'Okay, it's my first Olympics. I don't really care about the results. So I just want to sail my best and see where I land up.' And I did ok," he mentioned in a virtual media conference organised by Sports Authority of India. "Tokyo helped me grow as an athlete and mature as a person. That's what made me realise you have to keep being in the present and keep following the routine and that will lead to good things. Leading to Paris, I have more time to train and it has been going well so far," he mentioned.