Murphy savours winning double on games debut

Ireland’s Annalise Murphy “couldn’t really ask for much more” after marking her Olympic debut with victory in both today’s races.

The 22-year-old led throughout the first race in Weymouth Bay and finished 15 seconds ahead of her nearest rival.

Murphy starred again later in the afternoon, following up her previous result with another bullet to go clear at the top of the standings.

“It couldn’t really get much better, but there is still a long regatta to go,” she told Press Association Sport.

“I am just going to keep doing it one race at a time and see how things work out.

“I got a good start to the first race and was leading at the windward mark and led the rest of the way around.

“It was the perfect race and in the second Evi [Van Acker of Belgium] was a good bit ahead of me.

“I managed to catch up with her, got a few good little shifts on the second upwind and once I got ahead I pulled away quite a lot.

“I couldn’t really ask for much more.”