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“Super happy,” is how Emma Wilson felt on 13 July 2021 in Sagami Bay, Japan. Well, you would be if you’d just won an Olympic bronze medal, Great Britain’s first women’s windsurfing medal at the Games since 2008.
Heading into the final leg, the then 22-year-old who was competing at

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FUJISAWA, JAPAN - JULY 31: Emma Wilson of Team Great Britain celebrates winning bronze after finishing third in the Women's RS:X windsurf class on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Enoshima Yacht Harbour on July 31, 2021 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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Friday (2 August) has medal potential in another thrilling day for British athletes competing on Day 7 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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A revolution is taking place in Olympic sailing.
At Tokyo 2020, RS:X was the craft used for the windsurfer class. For the Paris 2024 sailing regatta, being held at Marseille Marina, it has been replaced by iQFOiL which includes a foil on the base of the boat.
It is not

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What an appetiser 2023 proved to be for Team GB athletes ahead of the main course of the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, starting in less than seven months' time.
The drama and emotions of even trying to qualify for an Olympic Games is quite the rollercoaster in itself. Take,

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Dutch windsurfer Luuc van Opzeeland triumphed on his home beach to take the IQFoil class title at the 2023 Sailing World Championships on Saturday (19 August).
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Shahar Tibi led an Israel one-two in the women's IQFoil with France's Lauriane Nolot and 16-year-old Max Maeder of Singapore taking

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Dutch windsurfer Luuc van Opzeeland won the men's IQFoil title at the 2023 World Sailing Championships

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People's Republic of China's LU Yunxiu has won the last windsurfing RS:X Olympic gold medal after finishing first overall at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
It was a full circle moment for People's Republic of China RS:X windsurfers - YIN Jian won the first Olympic gold medal of the event

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Women's RS:X windsurf class gets underway on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Enoshima Yacht Harbour on July 31, 2021 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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What's happening?
A full-on afternoon of sailing action gets underway at 12.00 pm (local) with the heats of the Finn Men, 49er Men, 49er FX Women, Foiling Nacra 17 Mixed. It also features the RS:X men and women's windsurfing finals.
Who should I expect to see?
There will be a

FUJISAWA, JAPAN - JULY 29: Kiran Badloe of Team Netherlands competes in the Men's RS:X windsurf class on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Enoshima Yacht Harbour on July 29, 2021 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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Tokyo 2020 sailing day 7: Netherlands' Kiran Badloe aiming for golden in RS:X windsurfing final

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The Windsurfing finals took place at Marseille Marina - Marseille, on 03/08/24. The Women's final was held first, and saw Italian Marta Maggetti win the Gold. Sharon Kantor (ISR) won Silver, and Emma Wilson (GBR) claimed the Bronze. The Men's final followed, with Tom Reuveny (ISR) claiming Gold, Grae Morris (AUS) won the Silver, and Luuc van Opzeeland (NED) completed the podium.

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The Windsurfing finals took place at Marseille Marina - Marseille, on 03/08/24. Tom Reuveny (ISR) won the Gold, Grae Morris (AUS) won the Silver, and Luuc van Opzeeland (NED) completed the podium.

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