Olympic sailing regatta opens
Sunday, 10 August 2008
QINGDAO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua): The 2008 Beijing Olympic sailing tournament opened here Saturday.
The opening featured the first race of Finn and Yngling classes, which started at 13:24 and 13:34 respectively, both 24 minutes later than the scheduled time.
A total of 26 boats from Finn class and 15 boats from Yngling class joined the competitions with a wind speed of 6.5 knots and 6 knots respectively.
Zhang Peng, 27, is representing China in the Finn class, while Song Xiaqun, Yu Yanli, and Li Xiaoni are racing in the Yngling class. In the 2006 and 2007 Qingdao International Regattas, the girls finished third and sixth respectively.
The opening featured the first race of Finn and Yngling classes, which started at 13:24 and 13:34 respectively, both 24 minutes later than the scheduled time.
A total of 26 boats from Finn class and 15 boats from Yngling class joined the competitions with a wind speed of 6.5 knots and 6 knots respectively.
Zhang Peng, 27, is representing China in the Finn class, while Song Xiaqun, Yu Yanli, and Li Xiaoni are racing in the Yngling class. In the 2006 and 2007 Qingdao International Regattas, the girls finished third and sixth respectively.