Virginia Kravarioti, another Greek woman champion, holds second place, followed by two athletes from France -- Brain and Borsi. And fierce competition continues in the men’s Mistral class. Nikos Kaklamanakis of Greece, the Atlanta Olympic Games gold medallist, holds second place with 8 points, the same number of points as Tobin of New Zealand who still leads the running. Kaklamanakis took 5th place in the second race.

The Greek crew of Dimitra Milona and Aliki Kourkoulou hold second place in the 470 class for women. “In the second race we finished in 5th place and therefore improved on the 8th position we held at the start. Of course, it is much too early to make predictions, but we will try for the best possible position. In these games the very best athletes are competing in this particular class, while the facilities are also better than we expected”. The crew of Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa finished 15th in the second race and are therefore in 5th place in the general standings.

Also in second place, in the men’s 470 class, are the crew of Panagiotis Kambouridis and Aggelos Lemanis, who crossed the finishing line first in this second race. “We are a new and young crew which has made an unbelievably good start. We hope to continue so”.

JIAN Yin from China leads the standings in the Mistral class for women, as the American crew does in the Yngling class.

Tomorrow, starting at 12 noon, the races will commence in the men and women’s Mistral class (3rd race), the 49er (1st), the 470 class for men and women (3s race), the Tornado (1st), the Finn (1st), and Yngling (3rd race).

The results of the 2nd session’s sailing races were as follows:

470 WOMEN

1.	ILIENKO Valentina KRUTSKIKH  Diana	RUS
2.	SESTO Maria Fernanda REINOSO Paula	ARG
3.	PETITJEAN Ingrid DOUROYX  Nadege	FRA
5.	MILONA Dimitra KOURKOULOU Aliki	GRE
15.	BEKATOROU Sofia TSOULFA Emilia	GRE

470 MEN

1.	KAMBOURIDIS Panagiotis LEMANIS Aggelos	GRE
2.	MARTINEZ DORESTE Gust CANTERO ARTILES Tunte	ESP
3.	BONNAUD Benjamin BONNAUD Romain	FRA
9.	KOSMATOPOULOS Andreas TRIGONIS Konstantinos	GRE
17.	MANTIS Panagiotis POLYCHRONIDIS Theodore	GRE

Mistral Women

1.	SENSINI Alessandra	ITA
2.	JIAN Yin	CHN
3.	HEIN Michal	ISR
17.	SKARLATOU Angeliki	GRE
18.	ANDREADOU Georgia	GRE
25.	FREY Antonia	GRE

Mistral Men

1.	WELLS JAMES	NZL
2.	BARONJAN Alexander	GER
3.	ASHLEY Thomas	NZL
5.	KAKLAMANAKIS Nikolaos	GRE
19.	KOKKALANIS BYRON	GRE
DNF.	CHRYSOCHOU IOANNIS	GRE

Europe

1.	OIKONOMOPOULOU Nonika	GRE
2.	KRAVARIOTI Virginia	GRE
3.	BRAIN Solenne	FRA
4.	MALETINA Anastasia	RUS
6.	VLACHOU Maria	GRE

Laser

1.	NEGRI Diego	ITA
2.	GOODISON Paul	GBR
3.	ZBOGAR Vasilij	SLO
17.	CHIMONAS Evaggelos	GRE
23.	MICHAIL Aristeidis	GRE
26.	MANOLAKIS Antonios	GRE

Yngling

1.	DENISSON Melanie ADERS Caroline HERBERT Fiona	AUS
2.	BASALKINA Anna LUKASHOVA Galina GAPONOVITCH Natalia	RUS
3.	AZON Monica GARCIA Julie TUTZO Laia	FRA
7.	LAZAROU Fay CHIONA Myrto MATZARAKI Eftychia	GRE
20.	GIAKOUMIDOU Katerina HATZILIADOU Stavroula DIMITRAKOPOULOU Elena	GRE

The overall standings after the first two sessions:

470 Women

1.	SESTO Maria Fernanda REINOSO Paula	ARG	9 penalty points
2.	MILONA Dimitra KOURKOULOU Aliki	GRE	13 p.p
3.	PETITJEAN Ingrid DOUROUX Nadege	FRA	14 p.p
5.	BEKATOROU Sofia TSOULFA Emilia	GRE	18 p.p

470 Men

1.	BONNAUD Benjamin BONNAUD Romain	FRA	6 penalty points
2.	KAMBOURIDIS Panagiotis LEMANIS Aggelos	GRE	8p.p
3.	MOLUND Johan ANDERSON Martin	SWE	10 p.p
9.	KOSMATOPOULOS Andreas TRIGONIS Konstantinos	GRE	26 p.p
23.	MANTIS Panagiotis POLYCHRONIDIS Theodore	GRE	42 p.p

Mistral Women

1.	JIAN Yin	CHN	4 penalty points
2.	SENSINI Alessandra	ITA	7  p.p
3.	LEE Lai Shan	HKG	10 p.p
21.	ANDREADOU Georgia	GRE	44 p.p
22.	SKARLATOU Angeliki	GRE	45 p.p
29.	FREY Antonia	GRE	54 p.p

Mistral Men

1.	TOBIN Jon-Paul	NZL	8 penalty points
2.	KAKLAMANAKIS Nikolaos	GRE	8 p.p
3.	BARONJIAN Alexander	GER	9 p.p
16.	KOKKALANIS  Byron	GRE	35 p.p
25.	CHRYSOCHOU Ioannis	GRE	51 p.p

Europe

1.	OIKONOMOPOULOU Nonika	GRE	5 penalty points
2.	KRAVARIOTI Virginia	GRE	5 p.p
3.	BRAIN Solenne	FRA	5 p.p
4.	BORSI Manon	FRA	6 p.p
6.	VLACHOU Maria	GRE	12 p.p

Laser

1.	GOODISON Paul	GBR	3 penalty points
2.	BLANCKENBERG Gareth	RSA	7 p.p
3.	GRABOWSKI Maciej	POL	10 p.p
8.	CHIMONAS Evaggelos	GRE	21 p.p
15.	MANOLAKIS Antonios	GRE	37 p.p
41.	MICHAIL Aristeidis	GRE	76 p.p

Yngling

1.	CRONIN Carol EPSTEIN Linda FILTER ELIZABETH	USA	8 penalty points
2.	DENNISON Melanie ADERS Caroline HERBERT Fiona	AUS	9 p.p
3.	SWETT Hannah TOUCHETTE Joan PURDY Melissa	USA	10 p.p
8.	LAZAROU Fay CHIONA Myrto MATZARAKI Eftychia	GRE	19 p.p
22.	GIAKOUMIDOU Katerina HATZILIADOU Stavroula DIMITRAKOPOULOU Elena	GRE	44 p.p

Source: PRESS AND MEDIA OFFICE