Yin grabs China's first sailing gold
By Zhang Xiaomin and Zhang Ying | China Daily | Updated: 2008-08-21 08:33
Yin Jian, a silver medalist in Athens four years ago, won China's first gold medal in sailing yesterday in Qingdao, competing in the women's RS:X windsurfing event. Ju Chuanjiang |
QINGDAO: Windsurfer Yin Jian won China's first Olympic sailing gold medal yesterday, hailing it as the ultimate reward for years of battling constant injuries and spending long periods training away from home.
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