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Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will chase back-to-back Olympic gold medals

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will chase back-to-back Olympic gold medals

25 July 2018

The Kiwi sailors have committed to the defence of their 49er class Olympic title in Tokyo and will again split their time with Team New Zealand America's Cup defence commitments..

In mulling over the decision, Burling says the main thing they wanted was to be able to give themselves a fair shot at Olympic gold.

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