Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playSam Meech has claimed New Zealand's first sailing medal of the Rio Olympics, taking out bronze in the Laser class this morning. Ranked in third position heading into the doubles points medal race, Meech needed to finish inside the top five to guarantee himself a medal. The young Kiwi delivered, finishing fourth in a dramatic medal race to hold off some top international competition chasing him down and become the first New Zealander to win a medal in the highly competitive Laser class. The Laser class is the biggest fleet at the Olympics, with 46 sailors competing. Meech and Maloney are ranked second in the high performance skiff class with one race remaining before Friday's medal race.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2016 17:19 UTC