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US claim team gold in Abu Dhabi as individual battles heat up



ABU DHABI: Italian hopes of a gold medal at the 2023 Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championship were dashed on Saturday as the US carried off the overall team title in Abu Dhabi.

The American quartet of Sander Block, Finnegan Grainger, William Whidden and Sophia Alexopoulos won the opening two matches in the best-of-three final to beat an Italian team that included the regatta’s individual leader, Mattia Di Martino.



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