China wins two gold medals at sailing World Cup
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China's sailors won gold medals in the RS: X Women and the Laser Radial Women at the ISAF Sailing World Cup on Saturday.
Chen Peina, 24, scored 36 net points after 12 rounds to win the RS: X Women race. Wu Jiahui, Chen's teammate, took the second place ahead of Maayan Davidovich of Israel.
Zhang Dongshuang of China ranked only 18th at the last round, but she got a 40 net points in 11 rounds to take the title of the Laser Radial Women.
Jo Alen/Polly Powrie from New Zealand were crowned the champions of the 470 wowen, with Chinese sailors Feng Huimin/Huang Lizhu and Fu Qian/Liu Liyun taking the silver and the bronze medals respectively.
Tonci Stipanovic from Croatia won the Laser Men with 23 net points.
Israeli Shahar Zubari and Lucas Damian Calabrese/Juan Maria de la Fuente of Argentina took golds in RS: X Men and 470 Men respectively.
The Qingdao leg of the World Sailing Cup will be followed by the events in Melbourne, Australia; Miami, the United States; Mallorca, Spain; Hyeres, France.
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