Disqualification hits medal hopes of Star pair

Ireland’s Peter O’Leary and David Burrows needed a strong start to the second half of their Olympic regatta off Weymouth, but instead find themselves fighting to stay inside the top 10 after being disqualified from their first race.

A seventh in the second race, contested in 18-22 knot winds and big seas, leaves O’Leary and Burrows in ninth overall in the Star class.

A protest as a result of an incident with the Danish crew will have added a further level of frustration for the pair who had started well, with a punchy opening to their first race.