Cyprus counting on Kontides

Pavlos Kontides tightened the zipper of his wetsuit with hands dried and calloused by rope and sea salt.

It's part of a ritual that takes the only Cypriot Olympic medal winner 30 minutes as he gets his Laser dinghy ready for the Mediterranean winds.

The 26-year-old Kontides has become obsessed with the details as he seeks to upgrade his silver medal from London 2012 to a gold in Rio.