Nur Shazrin on course for medal round after Race 2

Nur Shazrin on course for medal round after Race 2

The 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist is currently in 11th spot overall.

Nur Shazrin is making her second Olympic appearance in Japan. (Facebook pic/Team Malaysia)
TOKYO:
National sailor Nur Shazrin Latif enjoyed an excellent Race One before being blown off course in Race Two of the women’s laser radial event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Fujisawa today.

The 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist is currently in 11th spot overall, with eight more races to go.

The 23-year-old did superbly in Race One to finish third behind Spain’s Cristina Pujol Bajo and Greek sailor Vasileia Karachaliou.

However, she could not repeat the feat in Race Two, which had to be temporarily halted due to bad weather, and ended up 25th out of 44 sailors.

Germany’s Svenja Weger came out tops in Race Two, followed by Elena Vorobeva of Crotia and Line Flem Hoest of Norway.

The top 10 sailors after all 10 races will advance to the medal round.

The Malaysian, who is making her second Olympic appearance after the 2016 Rio edition, is scheduled to continue sailing tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Youth and Sports Minister Reezal Merican tweeted his congratulations to the Pasir Gudang lass and said he was proud of her achievement.

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