Kiwi sailors Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have made a strong start to their Olympic title defence in the women's 470 class, sitting in second place after their opening day of racing. 470 competitionThe men's 470 crew of Daniel Willcox and Paul Snow-Hansen are also among the leaders after a strong opening day. Sitting in third place after the opening day, Meech opened day two with a sixth place, but followed up with a 14th and 17th placing. Aleh and Powrie are seeking to become the first Kiwi sailors to win back to back gold. Josh Junior had another disappointing day on the water, slumping to 20th place overall to be well out of medal contention in the Finn class.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 11, 2016 00:11 UTC