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Olympic countdown

Back in 2017, when Mark Robinson took over as the RYA’s Olympic Performance Manager, he said the target for Tokyo 2020 was “four to seven medals”.

Given the postponement of the Games and the subsequent pandemic, what would a successful Olympics look like for the British team now?

“First and foremost, the aim is for no one to catch Covid – that would really ruin their day,” the 46-year-old straight-talking Aussie replies. “Apart from the health side of it, if one of the sailors does test positive, they’re probably out of their event

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