Open 470 European Championships - In the balance till the very end

7:51 PM Mon 6 Sep 2010 GMT

'Image: ? Coskun Aydin - 470 Open European Championships 2010' 470 Internationale &copy

With the great mosques of Istanbul providing the most dramatic of backdrops, the outcome of the 2010 Open 470 European Championships remained in the balance until the final leg of the men's Medal Race. Just five points separated the top six men's 470 teams going into the Medal Race, and it was going to take an outstanding performance to secure gold. The Greeks were greeted with their favourite conditions - strong and gusty winds - and Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis took up the early running just ahead of Israel, represented by Gideon Kliger and Eran Sela. Israel seized the ...

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by Andy Rice