Yin Jian wins China's first ever Olympic sailing gold
20/8/2008 17:59
China's Yin Jian was crowned champion of RS:X Women at the Olympic Sailing
Regatta in Qingdao , East China today, winning her country's first ever Olympic
sailing gold.
Yin used her knowledge of local water to the best effect.
Despite a fourth and three fifth finishes by the first four marks, Yin Jian
collected her composure and stormed back to the third by the finishing line,
gaining 39 points overall to claim the title.
China has already won two
Olympic silver medals in windsurfing, with Zhang Xiaodong in Barcelona in 1992
and Yin Jian in Athens in 2004, plus the Laser Radial bronze won by Xu Lijia
yesterday.
Alessandra Sensini from Italy took the silver medal with 40 points
overall and Bryony Shaw from Britain claimed the bronze medal totalling 45
points.
Xinhua
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