Burrows slips down ranks at Athens

Malahide sailor David Burrows slipped from a starting 14th to 22nd in the 11th and final race of the Finn class in Athens this afternoon, finishing 12th overall, 78 points behind British gold medallist Ben Ainslie.

Malahide sailor David Burrows slipped from a starting 14th to 22nd in the 11th and final race of the Finn class in Athens this afternoon, finishing 12th overall, 78 points behind British gold medalist Ben Ainslie.

The 27-year-old needed a good run of final races in the single-handed Dinghy class, having been 10th at halfway, to beat his Sydney finish of ninth - Ireland's best sailing result since 1980 - but two top-five places were not enough.