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Spain sailed their way to their first gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday as Diego Botin de Chever and Florian Trittel Paul won the men’s skiff. The pair both missed medals in different events in Tokyo three years ago but beat the New Zealanders and the Americans in warm and smooth conditions off Marseille. “It couldn’t go any better. We had a great plan, we stuck to it and it worked. It doesn’t always happen but it did this time. Amazing, amazing feeling,” said Botin de Chever, who was fourth in Tokyo. “We had a very low moment the last time, finishing fourth. Experience is everything. Tokyo…

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