It could have been gold, says silver star Annalise Murphy

Ireland’s silver medallist Annalise Murphy revealed yesterday that her key rival Marit Boumeester had actually thought the Irish sailor had won gold in the Women’s single-handed final immediately after they had finished the 25-minute race.

The Dutch sailor had trailed badly after suffering a penalty turn at the outset of the race and placed seventh.

Although she was assured of at least Bronze, Murphy had to beat her by five places to take the overall win. She was in second place until the very last dog-leg to the finish when she was unable to protect her position at the turning mark.