Tokyo Olympics, sailing finals: Women’s laser radial and race for silver in men’s laser - watch live
In the men’s laser standard, Matt Wearn’s points total cannot be overhauled while the race is on in the women’s laser radial. Watch Olympic sailing live!
The medal races for the sailing men’s laser standard and the women’s laser radial classes will be held at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.
Australian sailor Matt Wearn has already won the gold medal before the final in the men’s laser standard class.
According to the sailing rules, points earned in the medal race are doubled and added to the overall net total scored by the sailors in the qualifying races. The podium places are decided by the total net score after the medal race and not by finishing positions.
Matt Wearn scored a nett total of 49 in the qualifying rounds and even if he finishes 10th and last in the medal race - his total can only go up to 69.
Norway’s Hermann Tomasgaard was placed second with a nett total of 71 after the qualifying races and cannot overhaul Matt Wearn even if he wins the medal race.
However, the race for the gold medal is on between the top four in the women’s laser radial class.
Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom sits top after qualifying with a nett total of 64 while Dutchwoman Marit Bouwmeester is second with 71.
Josefin Olsson of Sweden (79 nett) and Canada’s Sarah Douglas (82 nett) are some way back but could challenge for the gold.
Indian Olympic debutants Vishnu Saravanan failed to make the final in the men’s laser standard after finishing 20th overall while Nethra Kumanan finished 35th overall in the women’s laser radial.
Tokyo 2020 sailing men’s and women’s laser finalists
Men’s laser standard
Matt Wearn (Australia)
Hermann Tomasgaard (Norway)
Tonci Stipanovic (Croatia)
Pavlos Kontides (Cyprus)
Phillip Buhl (Germany)
Robert Scheidt (Brazil)
Jeemin Ha (South Korea)
Sam Meech (New Zealand)
Jean Baptiste Bernaz (France)
Kaarle Tapper (Finland)
Women’s laser radial
Anne-Marie Rindom (Denmark)
Marit Bouwmeester (The Netherlands)
Josefin Olsson (Sweden)
Sarah Douglas (Canada)
Emma Plasschaert (Belgium)
Silvia Zennaro (Italy)
Tuula Tenkanen (Finland)
Line Flem Hoest (Norway)
Vasileia Karachaliou (Greece)
Alison Young (Great Britain)
Tokyo Olympics men’s and women’s laser finals schedule and live India start times
All times are in India standard time (IST)
Sunday, August 1
Men’s laser standard final – 11:03 AM IST
Women’s laser radial final - 12:03 PM IST
Where to watch the Tokyo Olympics sailing laser finals live in India?
Subject to broadcaster Sony, the Tokyo Olympics sailing laser finals will be telecast live on the Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 2 HD, Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD TV channels in India.
Sony TEN 3, Sony TEN 3 HD, Sony TEN 4 and Sony TEN 4 HD will broadcast Tokyo 2020 in regional languages. National broadcasters Doordarshan (DD Sports and DD National) will also simulcast the event.
Live streaming of the Tokyo Olympics sailing laser finals will be available on Sony Liv.