For two months Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell, Tim Foster and the redoubtable Steve Redgrave had to live with the fact that their last two competitive outings had ended in dismal failures. Steve Redgrave's chances of winning an unprecedented fifth gold medal in successive Olympics will be a lot clearer after tonight's preliminary heats. Rower Matthew Pinsent has been chosen to carry the British flag at the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Sydney on Friday. And that was just in the Laser class. Great Britain is on the verge of securing its biggest Olympic gold medal haul since 1924 after winning two more golds in Sydney yesterday, in sailing.
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Whether it is silver or bronze will be determined by today's final race. They were not one of Britain's most fancied crews before the games. Britain's medal hopes in the sailing were boosted by a series of fine performances yesterday, guaranteeing one medal and putting four others into gold or silver positions. Explained Canoeing made simple Mathematically, canoeing is a very simple sport. There are two boats, two disciplines and two sexes.