Manu Francis, Prince Noble script sailing silver after dramatic final-race surge

Gamagori, Oct 1 (UNI) Indian sailors Manu Francis and Prince Kurisinkal Noble produced a stirring late surge to clinch the silver medal in the men's skiff event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games here on Thursday, giving India their first sailing medal of the Games. The Indian pair finished second overall with 23 net points after a crucial second-place finish in the final race lifted them from fourth position going into the decider. It was a medal won in the final reckoning rather than one secured comfortably. With the podium still within reach before the last race, Francis and Noble held…