Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Yin wins China's first Sailing gold

(QINGDAO, August 20) -- Yin Jian, silver medalist in Athens, won the Women's RS:X (Windsurfer) with 39 points overall to give China's its first ever Olympic Sailing gold. Yin finished the medal race in third place, good enough to beat medal race winner Alessandra Sensini of Italy by one point in the overall standings. Great Britain's Bryony Shaw finished second in the medal race and earned bronze with 45 points overall.

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