| Women's Laser Radial at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Ancol Beach Marina | |||||||||
| Date | 24–31 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 2018 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| RS:One | mixed | |
| RS:X | men | women |
| Laser 4.7 | open | |
| Laser | men | |
| Laser Radial | women | |
| 49er | men | |
| 49er FX | women | |
| 470 | men | women |
The women's Laser Radial competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held from 24 to 31 August 2018. [1] It was also the qualification tournament for Laser Radial Class at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 24 August 2018 | 14:10 | Race 1 |
| 14:55 | Race 2 | |
| Saturday, 25 August 2018 | 12:10 | Race 3 |
| 12:50 | Race 4 | |
| 13:35 | Race 5 | |
| Sunday, 26 August 2018 | 12:18 | Race 6 |
| 13:32 | Race 7 | |
| Tuesday, 28 August 2018 | 12:05 | Race 8 |
| 12:50 | Race 9 | |
| Wednesday, 29 August 2018 | 12:50 | Race 10 |
| 13:58 | Race 11 | |
| Friday, 31 August 2018 | 14:05 | Race 12 |
| Rank | Athlete | Race | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
 |  Manami Doi (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNC | 13 |
 |  Zhang Dongshuang (CHN) | DSQ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
 |  Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif (MAS) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 36 | |
| 4 |  Kamolwan Chanyim (THA) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 38 | |
| 5 |  Nethra Kumanan (IND) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | RET | 5 | 54 |
| 6 |  Jillian Lee (SGP) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | DNF | 3 | 63 |
| 7 |  Kim Ji-a (KOR) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | DSQ | 6 | 79 |
| 8 |  Molly Highfield (HKG) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 81 | |
| 9 |  Kirana Wardojo (INA) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | RET | 11 DNE | 6 | 8 | 85 |
| 10 |  Karina Jangazova (KAZ) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 100 | |
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