Olympics | Italy guaranteed a silver heading into mixed dinghy's medal race

MARSEILLE, France, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti of Italy ended the opening series of mixed multihull (Nacra 17) with a strong second finish in the last race on Tuesday, guaranteeing themselves at least a silver medal.

The Italian pair started the day on the wrong foot, being disqualified from race ten due to an early start. However, they recovered and finished the day with a strong second,