The RYA announced in a press release that the British sailing line-up for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been completed (Wednesday 9 May) with the announcement of sailor selections in the Laser Radial, 49er and 2.4mR events.
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The British Olympic Association has confirmed the RYAโs nominations of Alison Young, who will make her Olympic debut in the Laser Radial event, and Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes who gain their second Olympic Games call-up in the 49er class, while Helena Lucas joins the ParalympicsGB ranks in the one-person 2.4mR event. These four sailors complete the full complement of 16 sailors to compete across ten events on the Olympic sailing programme (29 July-11 August), and six sailors across three events at the Paralympic sailing competition (1-6 September), which will be held in Weymouth and Portland, where the final British selections were unveiled today. |
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Team GB sailors for 2012: Hannah Mills & Saskia Clark โ 470 Women Luke Patience & Stuart Bithell โ 470 Men ParalympicsGB sailors for 2012: Alexandra Rickham & Niki Birrell โ SKUD |
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