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The largest British delegation for an Olympics on foreign soil, Team GB also has more women than men for the first time at a Games

Six world championships in the 49er skiff and a gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics have made them the crew to beat. Add in a double America’s Cup triumphs with Team New Zealand where Burling has risen to be skipper, and they enjoy a profile that few Kiwi athletes can match. With that comes expectations and the pair carry huge hopes every time they put a foot on a boat. Those expectations undoubtedly carry through to their team mates with Burling and Tuke at the forefront of Yachting New Zealand’s high-performance program. They didn’t deliver gold, but they did deliver the team’s first...

Team GB’s Hannah Mills has become the most successful female Olympic sailor in history after claiming gold with Eilidh McIntyre in Tokyo, while 13-year-old Sky Brown has become the country’s youngest medallist in the women’s skateboarding. Mills took gold with McIntyre in the women’s 470 class and Brown claimed the bronze medal in the women’s skateboard park event at the Ariake Urban Arena. Also, Ben Whittaker won Olympic silver after losing to Cuban Arlen Lopez in the men’s light-heavyweight boxing gold, while Frazer Clarke took bronze in the men’s super-heavyweight division af...

Isle of Wight Radio 10:00am - 3:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Tokyo Olympics: Team GB's Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre win sailing gold medal in women's 470 class Mills, 33, becomes Britain's most successful female Olympic sailor ever - adding this gold medal to her gold in Rio and her silver in London. Cardiff-born Mills and 27-year-old McIntyre - who made her debut at the Tokyo Games - jumped into the water to celebrate their Olympic title. However, the pair faced a nervous wait for their gold medal to be confirmed after France lodged a p...

Team GB’s Hannah Mills has become the most successful female Olympic sailor in history after claiming gold with Eilidh McIntyre in Tokyo, while 13-year-old Sky Brown has become the country’s youngest medallist in the women’s skateboarding. Mills took gold with McIntyre in the women’s 470 class and Brown claimed the bronze medal in the women’s skateboard park event at the Ariake Urban Arena. Also, Ben Whittaker won Olympic silver after losing to Cuban Arlen Lopez in the men’s light-heavyweight boxing gold, while Frazer Clarke took bronze in the men’s super-heavyweight division af...