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8 August 2012, 11:14 am

8 August - Morning Report

Iain Jensen (AUS)

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London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition

Weymouth and Portland, Great Britain

A bit of low cloud and drizzle opens the day but it is expected to pick up throughout the day with the 49er Medal Race the feature race of the day.

The Skiffs get going at 13:00 on the Nothe Course but the gold and silver medals have been decided meaning places third to eighth will be in for a medal shot.

The Semi Final places in the Women's Match Racing will be decided as they end their Quarters Today whilst the Medal Race places will be decided in the Women's 470.

Follow all the action on the ISAF Olympic Live Blog which will bring competition updates and instant reactions to the action on the race course. Fans can check in and ask our media team questions to get the very latest information. The blog will start one hour before racing each and every day of the competition.

Results

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Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.

A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.