2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Athletes

	Xu Lijia wins first sailing bronze for Olympic host Chinese sailor Xu Lijia secured a bronze medal of Laser Radial here on Tuesday, which was the first sailing medal for the host.

	Defending champ Ainslie still reigns in Finn The Beijing Olympics has cemented Ben Ainslie's status as one of Britain's greatest Olympians. After a gold in the Finn class in Athens, the 31-year-old veteran repeated his golden achievement yesterday in the same class.

	Santiago Lange: A sailor's fifth Olympics Santiago Lange has spent 40 years' time between the sky and the sea. He is a four-time Olympian with a large collection of prizes for yachting competitions.

	Britain vows to be competitive in all Olympic sailing events Stephen Park, Britain's sailing team manager, said in Qingdao Monday his team was trying to be as competitive as they could in all the classes when the Olympic sailing events were to be held here in the coming August.

	Two-time Olympic champion sailor classifies to Beijing 2008 Brazilian champion Robert Scheidt and his sailing partner Bruno Prada ensured their participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in a selection that took place in Rio on Thursday.

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