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S’pore medal hopes at sailing to be decided on Sunday

NANJING – Poor wind conditions persisted at the Youth Olympic Games’ sailing completion at Jinniu Lake today (Aug 23), with the eighth race cancelled due to light wind.

NANJING – Poor wind conditions persisted at the Youth Olympic Games’ sailing completion at Jinniu Lake today (Aug 23), with the eighth race cancelled due to light wind.

With only one day of racing remaining on Sunday, Singapore’s Byte CII sailors Bernie Chin (men’s class) and Samantha Yom (women’s) are currently leading their 30-strong fleet in first and second place respectively. Windsurfer Ynez Lim is in eighth position in her 21-strong fleet (Techno 293).

Strong gusts of wind initially brought a glimmer of hope to the continuation of the 11-race regatta, which began last Thursday but was shortened to eight races. But a thunderstorm quickly ensued, forcing the sailors to come back to shore. Sailing action resumed later but light wind conditions of less than four knots saw the race cancelled.

Competition manager Qu Chun told TODAY that there will be no final race if poor weather conditions persist tomorrow, with the medals decided from the current results.

“We have completed a minimum of six races for the dinghy and windsurfing, so we are already up for medals,” he said. “There should be no complaints.”

Singapore’s coach Fernando Alegre admitted that it has been a tiring regatta due to the long delays and traveling to the competition venue, and he said: “To be honest, for us, it is not frustrating because we are in leading positions and in medal positions.

“We are just staying focused for the time when the wind comes… Our sailors are ready to go out and really motivated to sail”

Singapore last bagged one bronze in the inaugural YOG in Singapore four years ago, with Audrey Yong finishing third in the Techno 293 class, while Byte CII contenders Darren Choy and Natasha Yokoyama finished seventh and fifth respectively.

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