New Zealand's reigning Olympic champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have regained the lead in the men's 49er class at the Tokyo 2020 test event.
Unsuitable weather conditions prevented any racing from taking place on the opening day of the International Laser Class Association Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships in Kingston.
British Olympic finn champion Giles Scott leads his class after day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic sailing test event.
Spain’s Jordi Xammar and Nicolas Rodriguez won both their races in the 470 men's fleet on the opening day of the Tokyo 2020 sailing test event at Enoshima Yacht Harbour.
Noah Adler will lead home hopes as part of a 36-strong Canadian contingent which will compete at the International Laser Class Association Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships in Kingston.
Racing at the Tokyo 2020 sailing test event is set to begin tomorrow with history suggesting the outcome of competition at Enoshima Yacht Harbour will be a good indicator of how the medal challengers will fare at next year’s Olympic Games.
Yana Reznikova won the final race at the RS:X Windsurfing Youth World Championships to claim a stunning victory on home water in the women's competition.
Eyal Yohay Zror and Manon Pianazza remain in the lead at the RS:X Windsurfing Youth World Championships going into tomorrow's final race.
Britain’s Hannah Mills and crew Eilidh McIntyre were crowned the winners of the women’s event at the 470 World Championships in a tense finale on the waters of the sailing venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Low winds in Saint Peterburg meant no racing was possible on day three of the RS:X Windsurfing Youth World Championships.
Spanish duo Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez and British pair Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre lead the respective men’s and women’s standings after a day of racing at the 470 World Championships on Enoshima Bay in Japan that saw the top-10 medal race line-ups decided and Tokyo 2020 nation qualification spots earned.
The qualification series for the RS:X Youth World Championship has concluded with three more races today in Saint Petersburg.
Australian pairing Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan and British duo Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre took the lead in the men’s and women’s events as the 470 World Championships continued today on Enoshima Bay in Japan.
France's Yun Pouliquen leads the men's field after the first day of competition at the RS:X Windsurfing Youth World Championships in Saint Petersburg.
Home favourites and defending champions Ai Kondo Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka are leading the women’s event standings after day two of racing at the 470 World Championships on Enoshima Bay in Japan.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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The Australian Open begins this week amid fears over air quality due to the country's bushfire crisis. Mike Rowbottom explores the wider debate about athletes and potentially harmful environments.
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