In the doubled handed men’s 470 class Ireland’s Gerald Owens and Phil Lawton lies 9th overall after scoring a 22nd in Race 1 and 1st in Race 3 in their first day of competition.

WHILE Britain’s dominant Olympic sailors marched to lead two of the three classes which have started racing on Fushan Bay off Qingdao, Ireland’s Finn sailor Tim Goodbody lies in 18th place overall after four races.

American Zach Railey stressed the importance of staying consistent after taking the lead in the overall standings of the Finn class on the second day of the Olympic sailing regatta on today.

In Sailing, Ireland's Tim Goodbody lies 18th overall after scoring a 15th in Race 3 and 15th in Race 4 at the Beijing Olympics.