Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Men's 49er - Opening Series - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell of Britain in action. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - A typhoon earlier in the week threatened to give Tokyo 2020 Olympic sailors more than they could handle, but as the opening series of races reaches its climax, they are trying to take the wind from each other's sails, literally and figuratively.
Leaders Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell have a target on their backs after a strong start in the men's 49er class, and the Britons found their competitors 'tacking on', or blocking the wind, in a bid to catch up.
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