Gold for Team GB sailors based in Weymouth & Portland
It's a winning start for Team GB on day 11 of Tokyo 2020
Last updated 3rd Aug 2021
Weymouth and Portland based sailors, Stuart Bithell and Dylan Fletcher, have won gold at Tokyo 2020.
The pair came first in the Olympic men's 49er race in the Enoshima waters.
The duo edged out Germany in the medal race to become Olympic champions.
New Zealand picked up silver with Germany taking bronze.
This Olympic medal is a first for Dylan Fletcher, while Stuart Bithell won silver in the London 2012 Olympics 470 class with Luke Patience.