BRYONY Shaw will bid to end her Rio campaign on a high after securing her place in tomorrow's RS:X Women’s medal race.
Shaw, who lives in Weymouth, picked up fourth places in each of her three races yesterday to move to an event high of eighth overall.
The Beijing 2008 bronze medallist has dug in and produced an impressive comeback in the second half of her regatta – scoring all six finishes inside the top five – after initially struggling to find her form on Guanabara Bay.
But after conceding she now only has an “outside chance of a medal” in tomorrow’s double-points medal showdown, she is not about to stop fighting.
She said: “The points are close so the aim is to go out and smash that medal race and jump up the standings as much as possible.
“I had a tough two days at the start of the week where I underperformed, didn’t get off start lines well and a few unfortunate things that happened that I tried not to dwell on too much and get my head back in the game.
“The last two days have been much more what Bryony Shaw is capable of. It is a missed opportunity for me to medal here. The last few years I’ve been a top performer, so I certainly had higher expectations of myself at this regatta.
“I think I was absolutely capable of medalling and being in the mix. It would have been great to be much more of a player going in to the final. As it is, it is an outside chance.”
- Anyone around Weymouth and Portland can have a go at sailing and windsurfing for free and watch Nick Dempsey claim his silver medal at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, as part of the RYA Sail for Gold Roadshow on Sunday.
The taster sessions starts at 9.30am and you can meet some of the British Sailing Team and watch the Olympic sailing medal races, also featuring Bryony Shaw, live from 5pm.
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