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Rio heavyweight challenge - 23 sailors, one goal

by Robert Deaves on 4 Aug 2016
Rio heavyweight challenge - Rio Olympics - 4 August, 2016 Robert Deaves
Rio 2016 - Here are the 23 Finn sailors who will be going head to head over the next two weeks for the ultimate prize of Olympic gold. Only three of these sailors will win a medal in what is widely regarded as one of the toughest and most physical of Olympic events.

The sailors range from 21 to 40 years old. Some are competing at their first Olympics, while some are competing at their fifth Olympics. Some dream,of an Olympic medal while others already have one.

But they all have one goal - winning a medal in Rio.

The profiles of the Finn sailors have been given below:

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