New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- For Indian sailor Prince Kurisinkal Noble, the Asian Games silver medal he won alongside cousin and longtime sailing partner Manu Francis carries a deeply personal meaning as he dedicated the achievement to his father, who lost his life in the devastating Kerala floods in 2018.

Prince and Manu, both serving as Havildar and Naik respectively in the Indian Army, returned to India on Wednesday after securing silver in the men's skiff 49er event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The medal was India's first-ever Asian Games silver in the men's skiff and came after a consistent campaign in which the Indian pair finished second behind China after nine races.

"There are a lot of people whose hard work is behind this, but I'd...