Simpson trapped under catamaran

America’s Cup regatta director Iain Murray has revealed former Olympic champion Andrew Simpson died after being trapped under his AC72 catamaran when it nosedived during a manoeuvre that required it to change direction.

The 36-year-old, who added silver in London to the gold he won in Beijing in 2008, died on Thursday in San Francisco Bay as he trained with the Artemis Racing team ahead of this summer’s America’s Cup.

Murray was fighting back tears as he gave more details of the tragedy while also confirming he would conduct a thorough review alongside the US Coastguard.