Xu sails back into contention

Defending champion Xu Lijia did not let losing top spot in the standings for sailing's laser radial class faze her on Monday, as she bounced back to on Tuesday.

Xu ranked third and fourth in the first two races, but was later disqualified from race two after a right of way protest by US sailor Paige Railey.

On Tuesday, Xu finished in third and first place, which was enough to send her back to the top of the rankings with seven points as each sailor's worst score is discarded from their final series results.