4 Aug 2021

Fans of sailors Burling, Tuke gather at Cloud for Silver medal

From First Up, 5:50 am on 4 August 2021

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke sailed their way into the medals at the Tokyo Olympics, winning New Zealand a Silver in the mens 49er class The pair were looking to defend their Rio 2016 gold medal but finished third in the final race - just outside the second placing they needed to take first place in the overall standings. Down at the Cloud in Aucklands viaduct Blair Tuke's mum, Karin was beaming with pride, and says although the sliver was not what the boys hoped for, it was an amazing result after a stressful few days.