Great Britain is first and final Star of Qingdao

  2008-08-21 07:21:36 GMT    2008-08-21 15:21:36 (Beijing Time)    BOCOG

  (BEIJING, August 21) - Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson of Great Britain won the final gold of the Qingdao Sailing regatta with a fifth-place finish in the medal race and 45 points overall in the Star (Men's Keelboat) boat class. The victory gives Great Britain its third gold and fourth medal of the Beijing Olympic Sailing competition.

  Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada of Brazil earned silver with a third-place finish in the medal race and 53 points overall. Fredrik Loof and Anders Ekstrom of Sweden, who started the day in first, finished in last place in the medal race but held on for bronze.