The Opening Series Races of the Olympic Men’s Dinghy ILCA 7 has concluded today (5 August). After 8 intense races with the best ILCA 7 sailors in the world in the past 5 days, Nick (Nicholas Halliday) has achieved an impressive overall ranking of 24th among 43 sailors. His best results in the 8 races are one 6th , one 14th , and one 15th place, with overall net points of 136. This result has ranked him the 2nd place among Asian sailors in the event and is regarded as the best results achieved by Hong Kong sailors.
Nick is the first Hong Kong sailor to be qualified for the Olympics by finishing 1st in an Olympic qualifying event – winning the 2023 Asian Sailing Championships and Asian Continental Olympic Qualifier held in Pattaya, Thailand.
We are all very proud of the impressive performances by Nick, Akira and Russell and the efforts of the whole Hong Kong Sailing Team have brought Hong Kong sailing to a new height and have marked the beginning of a new chapter.
Congratulations!
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