Laser Radial Women Worlds – Day 1 Video

by Florence Hill on 21 Nov 2015 The top 100 Laser Radial Women sailors, together with their coaches and support staff, are in the Sultanate of Oman for the 2015 Laser Radial Women’s World Championships that kicked off today Friday 20 November. As well as the prominence as a world championship, the event is also an Olympic qualifier for Rio in 2016 with four countries hoping to secure a place at the Olympics.

Among those lining up as favourites, are Gintare Volungeviciute-Scheidt (LTU), who won the Test event in Rio in August, Evi Van Acker (BEL) who is ranked world number one, and Marit Bouwmeester (NED) – silver medallist at London 2012 and ranked fourth in the world.

Interest will also be focused on Paige Railey, the high profile American Olympic sailor who has spent over a year recovering from a serious cycling accident. Although it is still early days, Railey seems to be back on form again having won the Pan American Games in Toronto in August. Another potential top runner is Lijia Xu (CHN) – reigning Olympic champion – who is back on the race scene after a two-year break.