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Britain vows to be competitive in sailing events
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
Tuesday 13th May, 2008 (IANS)
Qingdao: Stephen Park, Britain's sailing team manager, has said that his team was trying to be as competitive as they could in all the classes when the Olympic sailing events are held here in August.
'We are expecting an exciting summer here in Qingdao and try to be as competitive as we can in every class. We have been training very hard and think we have a good chance to finish among the top six every time,' he said. According to Qingdao Olympic Committee, Britain, with China and a few other countries, has qualified for all 11 events in nine classes of the sailing competition.
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