Welsh sailor Chris Grube is selected in the mixed dinghy class alongside Vita Heathcote for the Paris Olympics.
Sailor Chris Grube has been selected in the mixed dinghy class alongside Vita Heathcote for the Paris Olympics.He will be appearing at his third Olympics after he competed at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, finishing fifth both times.The mixed dinghy class is a new class, replacing the separate men's and women's 470 events to make one new mixed event."We thought we'd test out our partnership together at that event.
"We had a good result there, then six months training down the line and we were second at the World Champs this year."For me it was just the opportunity to come back. I've had 20 years in this boat and my dream is always to go to the Olympics and medal. "We're relatively late in the game coming back to it but the ground we've covered in six months has been amazing.
"We've really prioritised certain aspects that are going to make the biggest difference to us and so we'll continue to have that ethos going forwards.'The football team who became my life''I feel relief' - Olympic great Kenny on ending cycling careerIt is the right decision to retire - Kenny
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