Inconsistency cost New Zealand's sailing contingent at the Tokyo Olympics
Inconsistency cost New Zealand's sailing contingent at the Tokyo Olympics
11 August 2021
There were high expectations of the team heading to the Games, with Peter Burling and Blair Tuke coming off gold in the men's 49er in Rio, as well as medals in the 49er FX and men's laser.
But it wasn't to be, with Burling and Tuke coming away with silver, the only medal won by our sailors.
Yachting New Zealand high performance director Ian Stewart says there's little room for error during a race series.
It's been revealed Sam Meech was battling an infected leg throughout the men's laser.
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