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Britain wins Yngling gold at Olympic sailing

Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-17 13:50

 

QINGDAO, Shandong Province -- British Yngling trio Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson won the gold medal at Olympic sailing regatta here on Sunday.

The silver medal went to Mandy Mulder, Annemieke Bes and Merel Witteveen from the Netherlands. The bronze medal was taken by Sofia Bekatorou, Sofia Papadopoulou and Virginia Kravarioti from Greece.

Defending gold medallists Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson of Britain, competing in Yngling class, wait for the start of the medal race at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, Shandong province, August 16, 2008. The race was postponed to Sunday. Photo taken with an underwater camera. [Agencies]

 
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