Olympic News
By Daniel Smith
Gold and bronze for France in the Windsurfers
France have emerged as the top nation from the Men's and Women's Windsurfing at Rio 2016. It all came good for the French on the final, critical day of Medal Races on the notoriously tricky Sugarloaf Mountain race course.
Andy Rice - World Sailing
NEWSFLASH - France wins gold in Women's Windsurfer, China silver, Russia bronze
Charline Picon (FRA) has won gold in the Women's Windsurfer (RS:X) after the most tense and exciting Medal Race ever seen in Olympic sailing.
Pre-Game Show - Women's RS:X - What they said
Ahead of the Women's RS:X Medal Race the sailors are passing through the Mixed Zone.
Netherlands and Great Britain wrap up gold and silver in Men's Windsurfer
It was a light and frustrating day for many in the Olympic sailing competition, but not for the London 2012 gold and silver medallists in the Men's Windsurfer, with the Dutch and the British wrapping up Rio 2016 gold and silver before the Medal Race on Sunday.
49erFX Women to debut alongside the 49er Men + How to follow race day #5
We've already seen the debut of one new Olympic event, the Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17. Today it's the turn of the Women's Skiff to burst on to the Olympic stage.
'Brutal conditions' in a test of survival
The previous word of the day was 'tricky'. The word of the day for those that went out to sea on day four was 'survival'.
Wind and waves for the return of the Windsurfers + How to follow race day #4
The RS:X Windsurfers return to competition after a rest day, and according to the forecast it should be a different style of racing from the light and shifty stuff of the early days of their competition.
Zbogar makes sense of the Sugarloaf lottery
Day 2 of the Olympic Sailing Competition produced lighter winds more expected at this time of year in Rio, and the south-easterly breezes were mostly around five to seven knots with only occasional moments in double figures.
Runaway Leaders in the Windsurfers but a mixed bag in the Singlehanders
Guanabara Bay delivered some great sailing conditions to launch the Olympic Sailing Competition today, but it was still very, very tricky out there.
Alabau expects Picon & Shaw Rivalry in Rio
Rio 2016 will welcome Spain's Marina Alabau back into the Olympic fold as she aims to defend the Women's Windsurfer (RS:X) title she won at London 2012.
Daniel Smith - World Sailing
The Women's RS:X - A History Lesson...
Women's RS:X racing will start at 13:10 local time on Monday 8 August 2016 on the Pao de Acucar racing area but before the Olympic racing starts, we look back and find out more about the women's windsurfing event.
Fi Edwards - World Sailing
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Men's 470 Medal Race Line Up
Women's 470 Medal Race Line Up
Nacra 17 Medal Race Line Up
18 Aug 16, 13:4
The Men's 470 Medal Race line up at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark (GBR) have already won the Women's 470 gold medal with the Medal Race to spare, but behind the British it's shaping up to be an intriguing battle for silver and bronze.
A few protests last night have shaken up the running order. A disqualification from race eight has relegated Tina Mrak and Veronika Macarol (SLO) from the bronze medal position down to seventh overall and with a much slighter chance of a medal. A disqualification from race 9 has dropped the double World Champions Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar (AUT) out of medal contention altogether.
The team that have endured some brutal moments in an otherwise stellar week are the 2012 Olympic Champions Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie (NZL). Despite counting a disqualification in their scores, some excellent results including four race wins see the Kiwis in silver medal position on the leaderboard. However, so close are the points that they go into the double-points Medal Race effectively tied with Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha (USA) and reigning World Champions Camille Lecointre and Hélène de France (FRA).
Just two points back are Ai Kondo Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka (JPN) and Afrodite Zegers and Anneloes van Veen (NED) are still well within striking distance.
The Nacra 17 Medal Race Line Up.