Slow Start for Annalise Murphy in Tokyo Defence of Radial Olympic Silver Medal
25th July 2021
Annalise Murphy competing in the first races of the Tokyo Sailing Competition in the Laser Radial class
Credit: Sailing Energy
Her 35th place of the 44 sailors that started the race in an Easterly wind that never rose above 9 knots will hopefully be discarded later in the qualifying series.
Without the need for full hiking skills, the light winds were always going to prove problematic.
Spain, Greece and Malayasia took the top three spots in a race that saw many pre-regatta favourites struggle.
Murphy said: “I’m relieved to get the first day out of the way, disappointed it didn’t go as I wanted it to. I did exactly what I didn’t want to in the first race, had a bad race, went the wrong way, didn’t stick with my plan, got caught up in a bit of an incident with another boat. I dealt badly with that by freaking out and doing the wrong thing .
Team GB 2021: Meet the British athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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Team GB 2021: Meet the British athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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Who are Team GB s athletes to watch
Team GB will be represented by its largest ever delegation for an Olympic Games on foreign soil, with 376 athletes and a further 22 reserve athletes set to compete across 26 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Games. It is second only to the 541 athletes selected for the London Olympics in 2012.
For the first time in its 125-year history, Team GB will also be taking more women than men to a summer Olympic Games.
Of the 376 athletes selected, Team GB is taking 201 female (53.5%) and 175 male athletes (46.5%) to Tokyo thanks to impressive qualification performances from British female athletes across sports and an increased number of female events at the Games.