Giovanni Coccoluto won the laser class title as Italy clinched the Hempel World Sailing World Cup Series Nations Trophy in Marseille.
Italian Mattia Camboni climbed from fourth to first as he claimed Hempel World Sailing World Cup Series glory in the men's RS:X medal race in Marseille, France.
Italy's Vittorio Bissaro and Maelle Frascari moved within touching distance of the gold medal at the Hempel World Cup Series Final as they raced into form that has been unmatched in the 24-boat Nacra 17 fleet in Marseille.
Mattia Camboni of Italy and Lilian de Geus of the Netherlands held top positions in the men's and women's RS:X after three days of racing at the Hempel World Cup Series Final in Marseille.
Winds gusting well in excess of 30 knots made things tough to the point of perilous for sailors racing on day two of the Hempel World Cup Series Final in Marseille, before competition was brought to an early close.
Marseille, sailing venue for the Paris 2024 Olympics, witnessed Spain's Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodriguez getting off to a flying start at the Hempel World Cup Series Final as they won both of their opening races in the Men's 470.
Marseille, sailing venue for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, is ready to host 325 sailors from 40 nations for the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Final.
Britain have named a 17-person squad for the Tokyo 2020 sailing test event, including two Olympic gold medallists.
A lack of wind and impending bad weather caused a premature end to the 2019 Formula Kite Asian Championships in Beihai in China.
Attempts to give kiteboarding fans a glimpse of what to expect at the 2024 Olympics were dashed after the mixed team racing trial in Beihai, China was cancelled.
Olympic bronze medallist Anne-Marie Rindom and Britain's Lorenzo Chiavarini claimed the laser radial and laser titles, respectively, at the European Championships in Porto.
China's Jingle Chen suffered a frustrating day on home water at the Formula Kite Asian Championships to lose the women's lead in Beihai.
Russia's Denis Taradin won four of the five races held in the men's fleet on day two of the Formula Kite Asian Championships to storm to the top of the rankings as China's home hope Jingle Chen starred in the women's event.
Turkey's Ejder Ginyol finished second in all three races held today at the Formula Kite Asian Championships to top the overall standings in the men's fleet in Beihai.
World Sailing's ruling Council ignored a recommendation from the Equipment Committee to use the RS Aero for the one-person dinghy events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and instead approved the laser class at its mid-year meeting in London.
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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