Ben Ainslie becomes the greatest Olympis sailor in history
Ben Ainslie has won his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal with victory at Weymouth this afternoon.
After an up-and-down week, which saw the Mylor-trained sailor trailing significantly at the mid-regatta stage, he stayed ahead of his Danish rival Jonas Hogh-Christensen in today's medal race.
It was enough to secure gold for Ben who is now the most succesful sailor in Olympic history.
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