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	''' Thakkar,''' born ~~on 10th~~ February 1995 in [[Tamil Nadu]], is an Indian [[Sailing (sport)\|professional sailor]]. He is currently representing India at the international sailing events in the 49er class of the boat category.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/when-average-student-varun-thakkar-found-an-avenue-to-excel-in-sailing\|title=WHEN 'AVERAGE STUDENT' VARUN THAKKAR FOUND AN AVENUE TO EXCEL IN SAILING!\|work=International Olympic Committee (IOC) News\| access-date=~~\|url-status=live~~}}</ref>		{{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2022}}
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			'''Varun Thakkar''' (born 10 February 1995 in [[Tamil Nadu]]) is an Indian [[Sailing (sport)\|professional sailor]]. He is currently representing India at the international sailing events in the 49er class of the boat category.<ref>{{Cite news \|last= \|first= \|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/when-average-student-varun-thakkar-found-an-avenue-to-excel-in-sailing \|title=WHEN 'AVERAGE STUDENT' VARUN THAKKAR FOUND AN AVENUE TO EXCEL IN SAILING! \|work=International Olympic Committee (IOC) News \|access-date=}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	In 2021, Thakkar secured the first rank at the 49er Class event in the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 at Millennium Resort, [[Oman]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|url=https://www.omansail.com/mussanah-open-championship-2021-results\|title=Mussanah Open Championship 2021 Results\|work=omansail\| access-date=~~\|url-status=live~~}}</ref> He also won a bronze medal in the [[2018 Asian Games]] which were held in Jakarta, [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/meet-the-chennai-boys-who-won-a-bronze-at-the-asian-games/article24934726.ece\|title=Winds of victory in their sail: Meet the Chennai boys who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games\|work=The Hindu News\| access-date=~~\|url-status=live~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/24390910/asian-games-2018-olympic-sailing-champion-jonas-warrer-helping-kc-ganapathy-varun-thakkar-their-quest-gold\|title=From rival to coach: Olympic champ Warrer helping Ganapathy and Thakkar's quest for gold\|work=ESPN News\| access-date=~~\|url-status=live~~}}</ref>		In 2021, Thakkar secured the first rank at the 49er Class event in the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 at Millennium Resort, [[Oman]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last= \|first= \|url=https://www.omansail.com/mussanah-open-championship-2021-results \|title=Mussanah Open Championship 2021 Results \|work=omansail \|access-date=}}</ref> He also won a bronze medal in the [[2018 Asian Games]] which were held in Jakarta, [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last= \|first= \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/meet-the-chennai-boys-who-won-a-bronze-at-the-asian-games/article24934726.ece \|title=Winds of victory in their sail: Meet the Chennai boys who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games \|work=The Hindu News \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last= \|first= \|url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/24390910/asian-games-2018-olympic-sailing-champion-jonas-warrer-helping-kc-ganapathy-varun-thakkar-their-quest-gold \|title=From rival to coach: Olympic champ Warrer helping Ganapathy and Thakkar's quest for gold \|work=ESPN News \|access-date=}}</ref>

	In 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, The duo KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar first tasted major success when they won bronze in sailing.		In 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, The duo KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar first tasted major success when they won bronze in sailing.{{citation needed\|date=September 2022}}

	===2020 Summer Olympics===		===2020 Summer Olympics===
	Varun qualified for his debut [[Olympic Games\|~~Olympics~~ Games 2020]] in [[Sailing (sport)\|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 [[India at the 2020 Summer Olympics\|Team India]] at [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics \|the Skiff – 49er Event]] in [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo\|Tokyo, Japan]].		Varun qualified for his debut [[Olympic Games\|Olympic Games 2020]] in [[Sailing (sport)\|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 [[India at the 2020 Summer Olympics\|Team India]] at [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics\|the Skiff – 49er Event]] in [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo\|Tokyo, Japan]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1301683-thakkar-varun.htm \|title=Sailing: THAKKAR Varun \|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics \|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006101607/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1301683-thakkar-varun.htm \|archive-date=2021-10-06}}</ref>

	== Tournaments Record ==		== Tournaments Record ==
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	==References==		==References==
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			==External links==
			* {{World Sailing\|www=varun-thakkar?ref=INDVT1}}
			* {{Olympics.com\|varun-thakkar}}
			* {{Olympedia}}

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	[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]		[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
	[[Category:Indian male sailors (sport)]]		[[Category:Indian male sailors (sport)]]
	[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]		[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]
	[[Category:~~Medalists at the 2018~~ Asian Games]]		[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
	[[Category:Asian Games medalists in sailing]]		[[Category:Asian Games medalists in sailing]]
	[[Category:Sailors at the 2018 Asian Games]]		[[Category:Sailors at the 2018 Asian Games]]
	[[Category:Asian Games ~~bronze medalists~~ for India]]		[[Category:Sailors at the 2022 Asian Games]]
			[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
			[[Category:Olympic sailors for India]]
			[[Category:Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er]]


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	'''~~Varun~~ Thakkar,''' born on 10th February 1995 in [[Tamil Nadu]], is an Indian [[Sailing (sport)\|professional sailor]]. He is currently representing India at the international sailing events in the 49er class of the boat category.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/when-average-student-varun-thakkar-found-an-avenue-to-excel-in-sailing\|title=WHEN 'AVERAGE STUDENT' VARUN THAKKAR FOUND AN AVENUE TO EXCEL IN SAILING!\|work=International Olympic Committee (IOC) News\| access-date=\|url-status=live}}</ref>		''' Thakkar,''' born on 10th February 1995 in [[Tamil Nadu]], is an Indian [[Sailing (sport)\|professional sailor]]. He is currently representing India at the international sailing events in the 49er class of the boat category.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/when-average-student-varun-thakkar-found-an-avenue-to-excel-in-sailing\|title=WHEN 'AVERAGE STUDENT' VARUN THAKKAR FOUND AN AVENUE TO EXCEL IN SAILING!\|work=International Olympic Committee (IOC) News\| access-date=\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{Short description|Indian sailor}}
'''Varun Thakkar,''' born on 10th February 1995 in [[Tamil Nadu]], is an Indian [[Sailing (sport)|professional sailor]]. He is currently representing India at the international sailing events in the 49er class of the boat category.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/when-average-student-varun-thakkar-found-an-avenue-to-excel-in-sailing|title=WHEN 'AVERAGE STUDENT' VARUN THAKKAR FOUND AN AVENUE TO EXCEL IN SAILING!|work=International Olympic Committee (IOC) News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2021, Thakkar secured the first rank at the 49er Class event in the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 at Millennium Resort, [[Oman]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.omansail.com/mussanah-open-championship-2021-results|title=Mussanah Open Championship 2021 Results|work=omansail| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref> He also won a bronze medal in the [[2018 Asian Games]] which were held in Jakarta, [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/meet-the-chennai-boys-who-won-a-bronze-at-the-asian-games/article24934726.ece|title=Winds of victory in their sail: Meet the Chennai boys who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games|work=The Hindu News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/24390910/asian-games-2018-olympic-sailing-champion-jonas-warrer-helping-kc-ganapathy-varun-thakkar-their-quest-gold|title=From rival to coach: Olympic champ Warrer helping Ganapathy and Thakkar's quest for gold|work=ESPN News| access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|Olympics Games 2020]] in [[Sailing (sport)|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 [[India at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Team India]] at [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics |the Skiff – 49er Event]] in [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]].

== Tournaments Record ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+ INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
|-
! Year
! Event
! Place
! Position
|-
|2021|| 2021 MUSSANAH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ||Oman {{flagIOC|OMN|2020 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|2019|| 49ER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 ||Auckland {{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer}}|| 65
|-
|2019|| 2019 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP ||Auckland {{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer}}|| 39
|-
|2019|| 49ER ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 ||Abu Dhabi {{flagIOC|UAE|2020 Summer}}|| 2
|-
|2018|| [[Asian Games 2018]] ||Jakarta {{flagIOC|INA|2020 Summer}}|| 3
|-
|2017|| 17th Asian Sailing Championship ||Jakarta {{flagIOC|INA|2020 Summer}}|| 1
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thakkar, Varun}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Indian male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in sailing]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
{{India-yachtracing-bio-stub}}