Asian Sailing Championships - Ahmad Latif Regains Top Spot, Khairulnizam Stays Within Striking Distance
LANGKAWI, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- National back up squad sailor Ahmad Latif Khan fought back to regain top spot from teammate Mohd Farhan Hamid in the Laser 4.7 category of the Asian Sailing Championships (ASC) after today races.
Ahmad Latif who was trailing Mohd Farhan yesterday tightened his grip on the title with 18 penalty points compared with Mohd Farhan's 25 penalty points while Allison Maher of Indonesia was a distant third on 31 penalty points.
The highlight of the fourth day which saw nine races completed, was the action in the 29er Open category which saw second placed Hong Kong sailor Grelon Cosmas pip Thailand's Napakao Poonpat who has been leading the race for the past three days.
After today's races, Cosmas accumulated 14 penalty points and Poonpat had collected one extra penalty point while India's Ganapathy Kelapanda remained in third position.
Malaysian women sailors were also in splendid form to clinch the top two spots in the Laser Radial category with Nor Amirah Hamid and Khairuneeta Afendy keeping Germaine Teo Wei of Singapore in third place.
Ahmad Latif who was trailing Mohd Farhan yesterday tightened his grip on the title with 18 penalty points compared with Mohd Farhan's 25 penalty points while Allison Maher of Indonesia was a distant third on 31 penalty points.
The highlight of the fourth day which saw nine races completed, was the action in the 29er Open category which saw second placed Hong Kong sailor Grelon Cosmas pip Thailand's Napakao Poonpat who has been leading the race for the past three days.
After today's races, Cosmas accumulated 14 penalty points and Poonpat had collected one extra penalty point while India's Ganapathy Kelapanda remained in third position.
Malaysian women sailors were also in splendid form to clinch the top two spots in the Laser Radial category with Nor Amirah Hamid and Khairuneeta Afendy keeping Germaine Teo Wei of Singapore in third place.
--BERNAMA
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