OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 1

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The Olympic Regatta 2016 in Rio de Janeiro began yesterday in perfect sailing conditions with a 10-15 kn wind. The the Men and Women Lasers sailed two, the RS:X windsurfer fleets three races.
The breeze on the windsurfing course was somewhat fresher and the favorites are already in command. With the ranks 1/2/1, Charline Picon FRA has taken the lead in the RS:X women windsurfers. Stefania Elfutina RUS and Flavia Tartaglini ITA are the first challengers. Also two race wins are on the result sheet of Nick Dempsey GBR in the RS:X men windsurfers. The defending Olympic Champion Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED and Byron Kokkalanis GRE are on rank 2 at equal points.
Tonci Stipanovic CRO, day ranks 5 and 1, has taken the lead in the Lasers Standard with the same number of points as Julio Alsogaray ARG (2/4). Sergei Kommisarov RUS follows on rank 3. Disqualifications influence the rankings in the two Laser Radial races. The best of the day Gintare Scheidt LTU (3/1) and Lijia XU CHN (1/2) were both penalised in one of the races and the favorite Marit Bouwmeester NED (4/5) has therefore taken the lead. Anne-Marie Rindom DEN follows on the 2nd place.gt auf Rang 2.
The results service of World Sailing is still out-of-service this morning. A results' overview however is available on the organiser website.
In addition to the windsurfers and Lasers, the Finns will start their Olympic regatta with Giles Scott GBR as favorite.

The US Sailing Rio Report
The Team Canada Rio Link