Bronze is a breeze for Alison Young
Wolverhampton sailor Ali Young won bronze at the World Cup Series in Japan.
On the final day of medal racing in Japan, the story of the day was the lack of wind rather than the anticipated fight for medals for two-time Olympian Young. The Men’s and Women’s 470 raced on the waters of Tokyo 2020 before the wind died and all racing was cancelled.
As no racing could be completed the leaderboard remained unchanged from the end of fleet racing, and with it a bronze medal for Young.
“It’s nice to finish off the regatta with a medal but I was looking forward to doing the medal race to gain that experience. It’s a bit of an anti-climax to the week in a way, but I will take the third,” said Young, 32.
Picking up a bronze medal at the Laser Radial Worlds in Sakaiminato City before a fourth-place finish in the Olympic Test Event, it’s been a busy month for Young in Japan with two medals to show for her exploits.
“There have been lots of highlights from my time in Japan. Some on the water, some off it, but now I am looking forward to see where I can go from here,” she said.
