GBR Gold Medalists lead fight back for Star in 2016 Olympic Events

6:47 PM Tue 15 Mar 2011 GMT

'Iain Percy and Bart Simpson, get lost in a big one, in the Medal Race of the Star class at the 2008 Olympics.' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Iain Percy and Andrew ?Bart? Simpson are back in battle mode, not just against Olympic rivals but their sport?s world governing body, the International Sailing Federation. On the south coast, after being two of the four athletes to unveil the Olympic countdown clock in London, they were contemplating 500 days of bump and grind and sending a message to ISAF headquarters just a few miles away. For themselves they want a second consecutive Olympic gold medal - a third for Percy - but they will take a couple of those 500 to go to St. Petersburg in May, where ISAF ...

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