OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 1

The Olympic Regatta 2016 in Rio de Janeiro began yesterday in perfect sailing conditions with a 10-15 kn wind. The the Men and Women Lasers sailed two, the RS:X windsurfer fleets three races.
The breeze on the windsurfing course was somewhat fresher and the favorites are already in command. With the ranks 1/2/1, Charline Picon FRA has taken the lead in the RS:X women windsurfers. Stefania Elfutina RUS and Flavia Tartaglini ITA are the first challengers. Also two race wins are on the result sheet of Nick Dempsey GBR in the RS:X men windsurfers. The defending Olympic Champion Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED and Byron Kokkalanis GRE are on rank 2 at equal points.
Tonci Stipanovic CRO, day ranks 5 and 1, has taken the lead in the Lasers Standard with the same number of points as Julio Alsogaray ARG (2/4). Sergei Kommisarov RUS follows on rank 3. Disqualifications influence the rankings in the two Laser Radial races. The best of the day Gintare Scheidt LTU (3/1) and Lijia XU CHN (1/2) were both penalised in one of the races and the favorite Marit Bouwmeester NED (4/5) has therefore taken the lead. Anne-Marie Rindom DEN follows on the 2nd place.gt auf Rang 2.
The results service of World Sailing is still out-of-service this morning. A results' overview however is available on the organiser website.
In addition to the windsurfers and Lasers, the Finns will start their Olympic regatta with Giles Scott GBR as favorite.