Manawatu Standard

At a glance

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What: Finn Gold Cup, Effectivel­y the world championsh­ips for largest single-man Olympic class dinghy.

Where: Porto, Portugal.

When: May 9-13 (NZT).

Format: Accumulate­d points from 10 fleet races – there is no double-points top 10 medal race this year.

Who: Josh Junior and Andy Maloney are NZ entries hot off winning America’s Cup.

At stake: The top-placed Kiwi is likely to get nod for New Zealand’s sole berth at Tokyo Olympics

Form: Junior is defending champion from 2019 with last year’s event cancelled on health reasons. Since February 2018 Junior has recorded 14 top 10 finishes in internatio­nal regattas, including four wins. In the same period Maloney has recorded 15 top 10 results, including two wins.

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