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ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres - Back to basics for Pavlos Kontides

by Daniel Smith on 24 Apr 2013
Pavlos Kontides (CYP) who won the Silver Medal - London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. onEdition http://www.onEdition.com
ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres - As Cyprus's first ever Olympic medallist Pavlos Kontides said 'Hyeres is one of the biggest events of the season.' And he's not wrong as it's down to business on the first day of Final Series racing.

Hear his thoughts on being back in the boat, the day's weather and life back in Cyprus after London 2012.

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