Spain wins tornado sailing gold at Beijing Olympics
21/8/2008 17:54
Spanish pair Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz claimed the tornado gold
medal at the Beijing Olympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao , China today.
With
three points leading into the double-point medal race, the Spanish duo enjoyed a
flying start, finishing first by the first mark. They dropped to the third and
fourth by the second and third marks, but managed to keep the fourth position
till the finishing line, totalling 44 points overall to seal up the
crown.
Australian crew Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby took the silver medal
with 49 points. Despite their last finish by the first race, the Australian pair
moved to fifth by the second mark and maintained the position till the end to
secure their second position overall.
The bronze medal went to Santiago Lange
and Carlos Espinola from Argentina with 56 points. They won four of the 10
opening series races. In the medal race, they rebounded from the eighth finish
by the first mark to sixth at the finishing line to ensure the position on the
podium.
Xinhua
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