Paris Olympics gold medal event ABANDONED mid-race as stunned BBC commentator says ‘I’ve never seen this before’
VIEWERS and pundits were left stunned as this afternoon’s men’s skiff medal race was ABANDONED.
As the conditions in Marseille dramatically shifted mid-race, the event was forced to be aborted.
Team GB‘s James Peters and Fynn Sterritt were sixth when the sailing race was KO’d.
But they will now have another chance to earn a medal.
It has not yet been determined when the race will be able to resume.
The event was being broadcast live on BBC One.
Its abrupt conclusion left commentator Niall Myant completely stunned.
He said: “I have never seen that in a medal race at the Olympic level.
“I can only imagine it’s because the breeze has drifted so dramatically the committee have decided it’s unfair so they’ve abandoned the race. Quite the moment.
“That would have been a really hard decision.
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“These are the best of the best, they train and work at this, they commit themselves to making the playing field as level as possible and they obviously felt that it was unworkable, it was pushing boats forward that shouldn’t have been there and they’ve decided to let this one go.
“Great Britain were not having the greatest race. I cannot believe we have abandoned a medal race.
“It’s a shorter race, so you normally only need one small patch in the wind. Even the race management team are saying we got this one wrong.
“I think for Spain, it will be a blow but for some of the other teams, it will be a lifeline. New Zealand will take this as a relief.
“The conversation here can’t be wait too long here, you need to just wait for the next one.”
Viewers at home were also left baffled.
One wrote: “I’d be p***ed if I were in the lead to get a medal and the entire race gets cancelled because the wind stopped.”
Although a second joked: “Sailing was the winner there!”
