11 May 2012

Bronze medal for Laser sailor

11:03 am on 11 May 2012

The young New Zealand sailor Andrew Maloney has won the bronze medal at the Laser World Championships in Germany.

London Olympian Andrew Murdoch finished 25th, while Australian Tom Slingsby won his fifth world title.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are up to second at the 49er World Championships in Croatia.

Hamish Pepper and Jim Turner had a win to improve to sixth at the Star World Championships in France. They're chasing one of the last four spots available for the Olympics.