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S'pore, Thailand take golds in sailing
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
The Straits Times

by Jonathan Wong

BYTE CII sailors Darren Choy, 15 and Najwa Jumali, 15, clinched Singapore's first sailing medals at the Asian Youth Games on Sunday.

Darren won his eighth of ten races on Sunday to stretch his lead to seven points over Thai Supakon Pongwichean, 14. With just one race remaining and an unused discard, the Singapore Sports School student cannot be caught by the Thai.

He said: 'I just tried to do my best and stay consistent throughout the regatta. It's a great result and I'm really happy to have won the gold medal.'

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