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Who to watch at TOKYO

The Olympic Regatta will be a high-level experiment in who has spent the past 18 months of pandemic time the most effectively, writes Andy Rice. How much will lack of regatta time have affected the ‘pecking order’ in the 10 sailing events? Here’s our take on who we think is going to be vying for the medals in a venue that could bring a huge variety of conditions, from light and shifty offshore, to huge rolling surf and big breeze.

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