Australia wins gold in men sailing

Australia’s Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have secured gold in the 49er Sailing class in London olympics. The pair were already mathematically assured of topping the standings coming into the medal race, while New Zealand’s Peter Burling and Blair Tuke had silver secured. The teams only had to turn up and compete in the medal race – even if they finished last to clinch the victory, which they duly did to leave just bronze up for grabs. Britain’s Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes came into the medal race in fifth place, six points behind Denmark’s Allan Norregaard and Peter Lang in third after the 15 opening fleet races, and were one of a number of teams in with a chance of a podium finish. However, Norregaard and Lang finished the medal race in third place to claim bronze.