Chinese Yngling team heading to the medal race

    Sailing2008.org August 15th In the mixed zone, the Chinese team leader did not want to comment on the performance of the Chinese Yngling Team since the official scores have not yet been announced, but his smiling face shows that the team did not disappoint supporters.

    Today’s Yngling race indicated which teams are allowed to enter the medal race. Only the top ten teams are allowed to enter into the medal race and with the Chinese team placing eighth before yesterday’s competition, yesterday’s race was especially important to the team. Above everyone’s expectations, the team beat the British and came in fourth. This placement allowed the Chinese team to advance from eighth to seventh. The team’s coach said that entering the medal race is the main goal of the team. For the Chinese Yngling team, to enter the top ten has already created history.

    Tomorrow’s medal race is a very good chance for the Chinese team to achieve even higher goals. In their position now, they have a good chance of getting a medal.