Nacra 17 pair Justin Liu and Denise Lim won a silver; three more medals won in ILCA 4 and 49erFX. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NINGBO, China – As their boat crossed the finish line in the waters off the Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Centre on Tuesday, Justin Liu put his arm around his wife and sailing partner Denise Lim.But, for the Nacra 17 duo, beneath this small gesture lay a myraid of emotions after a long, choppy journey to their first Asiad medal together.The pair had tried to qualify for the 2014 Incheon Games but did not make the cut, and the class did not feature in 2018 in Jakarta.
In 2022, they trained on their own as they could not afford a coach – this resulted in them missing out on some regattas where a coach was a prerequisite. Liu said: “It’s what drives you. Whenever things aren’t going so well you take that in, you hold it and when you finally do something like this you’re like ‘Oh yes’.”
It had been a challenging week for the pair, who said they were still figuring out the right set-up for their boat after an equipment change in their class.
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