GB sailing gold put on hold as weather scuppers 470 pair
Last Updated: 18/08/16 10:10am
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark must wait until Thursday for their Olympic coronation after the sailing was postponed
Light winds in Rio de Janeiro meant the final race of the women's 470 event will be held back 24 hours, delaying confirmation of Team GB's latest gold medal.
Clark and Mills have an unassailable lead over the New Zealand pair in second and need only finish the medal race to guarantee gold.
"It is lovely weather, yeah, very hot - a bit too hot on the water," Mills said upon returning to dry land.
"It was a disappointing day. Obviously we wanted to get things wrapped up but they say good things come to those who wait, so we will be waiting another 24 hours.
"We've had a few disrupted days but it is expected. Rio is the sort of venue where we knew the wind could be tricky and we might have to wait now and again. It has certainly proved that."
The duo finished in the silver medal position in London four years ago.
