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Ashley wins third gold for NZ
Breaking News 6:51PM New Zealand boardsailor Tom Ashley. Photo / Getty Images
QINGDAO - New Zealand boardsailor Tom Ashley today won gold by the smallest of margins at the Olympic Games regatta off Qingdao. Ashley had to beat Julian Bontemps of France and Nick Dempsey from Great Britain to take the gold, and did just that…More
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