FILE PHOTO: Sailing - America's Cup finals - Hamilton, Bermuda - June 26, 2017 - Emirates Team New Zealand celebrates with the America's Cup trophy after defeating Oracle Team USA. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - A Dutch team has been accepted by holders Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) as a challenger for the 36th America's Cup, the sixth entry for the event due to be held in Auckland in 2021.
"This is really positive news ... the more teams that race in the Prada Cup Challenger Selection Series, the greater the spectacle on the water and the better the economic return off the water for Auckland and New Zealand," ETNZ said on Friday.
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