Tokyo Olympics: GB’s Giles Scott wins Finn class, gold in males’s 49er & silver in combined Nacra 17

Tokyo Olympics: GB's Giles Scott wins Finn class, gold in men's 49er & silver in mixed Nacra 17

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Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8
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Great Britain won two golds and a silver as Giles Scott successfully defended his Finn title on a thrilling day in sailing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell won the men’s 49er before Scott’s triumph, while John Gimson and Anna Burnet secured silver in the mixed Nacra 17 class.

Requiring a top-five finish in the medal race, a late charge from Scott, 34, saw him snatch fourth to clinch his second gold.

And in an equally breathless finish, Fletcher, 31, and Bithell, 34, edged victory from Germany in their medal race to overhaul New Zealand for gold.

“It was pretty stressful but amazing,” said Fletcher. “Sometimes the gold medal is won on a fine margin, so hopefully it was a great race for the fans.”

Gimson, 38, and Burnet, 28, were guaranteed…

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