Weymouth and Portland International Regatta 2011 entry list finalised

12:17 PM Thu 30 Jun 2011 GMT

'Ben Ainslie from Great Britain on his way to winning the Gold Medal, in Weymouth and Portland, the 2012 Olympic venue.' onEdition &copy Click Here to view large photo

Weymouth and Portland International Regatta 2011 is being held from July 31 to August 13. The entry list for the regatta, the London 2012 Olympic Test Event, has been finalised. Sixty six nations have submitted the names of the 460 sailors who will test the conditions at Weymouth and Portland one year ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. For many of Member National Authorities there has been a selection headache with nations following game time rules where only one athlete per event is allowed. In the Finn class Great Britain's Ben Ainslie was selected ahead of Giles Scott ...

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by International Sailing Federation