London: Marina Alabau of Spain won the Olympic gold medal in women's windsurfing on Tuesday in the discipline's final race in the games. Alabau came into the medals race with a 14-point lead and preserved it by finishing first. Windsurfing got the heave-ho from the lineup for the 2016 Rio Olympics in a vote in May, replaced by kiteboarding. The International RS:X Class Association filed a legal challenge last week...
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London: His Olympic gold medal in windsurfing already guaranteed, all Dorian Van Rijsselberge had to do was stay on his board and finish the final race. He did much more than that, the Dutchman skimming across the waves to finish first in the medals race and clinch his gold in style on Tuesday in windsurfing's farewell to the Olympics. After winning the race, the 1.90 meter-tall Van Rijsselberge, who shaved...07:06 PM, Aug 07, 2012
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