“For the Tokyo Olympics, the qualification came through the Asian Continental qualification. That was only Asian countries, now athletes from all over the world were part of this competition. Veterans say that the World Championships are more difficult than the Olympics. In the Olympics, only one sailor from a country participates, but in the World Championship, the top nations send multiple sailors. That makes it a great achievement,” he added.

Army Subedar, who practices at the Army Yachting Node in Mumbai, secured the top rank among Asian countries, surpassing gold medallists from Singapore in the Asian Games and medal winners from Hong Kong and Thailand in the Continental Qualifiers. Vishnu was part of the gold fleet, which included the Top 50 sailors from the ILCA 7 class. In the initial days of the tournament, all the sailors in the class are divided into three fleets based on their performance – gold, silver, and bronze. The top sailors who made it to the gold fleet competed among themselves for the remaining races. He concluded the competition with an overall score of 174. Following the standard rule, his least score of 49 in a race was subtracted, resulting in a net score of 125.