Olympic-Sailing-Dinghy duel in prospect as men's gold goes to the line


FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing - Men's Dinghy - Marseille Marina, Marseille, France - August 04, 2024. Matt Wearn of Australia in action. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Australian Matt Wearn and Cypriot Pavlos Kontides look set for a potential head-to-head tactical 'match race' for Olympic men's dinghy gold on Tuesday, with light winds forecast.

Wearn, 28, leads with the lowest points score in the series going into the double-points medal race, with Kontides the only sailor in the 10-boat fleet who can theoretically beat him to gold. Sailing operates on a low-points scoring system.

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