The 49er fleet now have a rest day tomorrow before Friday's medal race, where all Burling and Tuke have to do is show up on the course to claim the gold. Related Content Rio Olympics 2016: Live updates - day 11 Rio Olympics 2016: Sam Meech secures Olympic bronze in Laser class Video Rio: While you were sleeping - day elevenNew Zealand's Blair Tuke, right, and Peter Burling compete in the 49er regatta. But two wins and a fourth from today's races saw them move into silver medal position before the medal race. Ranked in third position heading into the doubles points medal race, Meech needed to finish inside the top five to guarantee himself a medal. Josh Junior finished seventh overall in the Finn class, after a fourth-place finish in his medal race.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2016 18:26 UTC