Shaky start to Olympic campaign for Annalise Murphy

Murphy is currently 23rd out of 43 competitors in the 10-race series, which will resume on Tuesday.

Annalise Murphy was the first of the Irish sailors to take to the water at Enoshima Island, where strong winds ensured difficult conditions for competitors this morning. Picture: ©INPHO/Oceansport/Dave Branigan

Annalise Murphy made a shaky start to her Olympic campaign in Tokyo this morning, the 2016 Olympic silver medallist sailor finishing well down the field in 35th in her opening race of the women’s laser radial, but redeeming her overall position in the second race with a 12th-place finish.

That currently puts her 23rd out of 43 competitors in the 10-race series, which will resume on Tuesday.