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Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page begin the defence of Australia’s 470 men’s gold medal on 2 August.

2012 470 World Champions Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark (GBR) are on site at the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition ready for the 470 racing to get underway on Friday 3 August.

Unlike the Men’s 470, the Women’s fleet has not seen any crew take the bull by the horns and dominate regatta after regatta.

Australia’s Matthew Belcher and Malcolm Page will be the pair to beat in the Men’s 470 at the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition having won three World Championship titles in a row.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will live stream the London 2012 Olympic Games in 64 territories on the IOC’s channel on YouTube.

Today, 4 July 2012, the 470 Men and Women Medal Races wrapped up the 2012 470 European Championship with five nations claiming the podium places – Croatia, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Slovenia.

The damp and variable wind conditions that have persisted so far in the 2012 470 European Championship continued for another day. After a waiting game for the breeze to improve, the fleets were sent out and racing started 90 minutes later than scheduled.

Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic have wrapped up the 2012 470 European Championship title after a win in race 12.