With a foreign boat – Danes keep gold

Qingdao – Nearly 20 hours after the dramatic finale in the 49er class, the international jury of the Olympic Regattaden dismissed a protest against the Olympic gold medal of the Danish sailors Jonas Warrerund Martin Ibsen.
Despite demMedaillenrennen immediately before they are allowed to keep boats exchange their gold medal. Thus stehendie German brothers Jan-Peter and Hannes Peckolt derBronzemedaille determine a winner.
Silver remains with the Spaniards Iker Martinez undXabier Fernandez.
Martin Kirketerp, one of the two Danish sailors broke nachBekanntgabe the decision after a night of waiting in Tränenaus. "It was totally surreal, completely inhuman closed. Unshat By now no one eye," he said.
Coach Jesper Bank, even Olympic champion, said: "We had the Schnauzetotal full, when the Spaniards protested and just found that you get assholes were. But it is clear that, conversely, I inder the same situation would have gone with our experts and generally have michnach asked Prostestmöglichkeiten .
"We have already congratulated the Danes," said Hannes Peckolt amMontag in the Olympic Port. "DerMedaille you have a good series undhatten sailed certainly the necessary luck. For us, the color does not matter – we are pleased with bronze."
Team Principal Hans Sendesbegrüßte the verdict of the jury: "It was a decision in favor desSports."
In the Danish boat was broken on Sunday AERMAST Deutschland GmbH just before the final race. Warrer and Ibsen had then lent the 49er derkroatischen crew and were started with zweieinhalbminütigerVerspätung into the storm races. The hired boat sichertensie to the Olympic victory.