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Mike Chan

Two-time medallist Emma Wilson said she hoped the Olympic Games would alter the rule book after she agonisingly missed out on gold this summer.
The Briton, who is one of the star names competing at the Hong Kong Open Windsurfing Championships, finished in the top three in 13 of her 14 races in the iQFoil in Marseille to advance straight to the medal race.
However, she eventually had to settle for bronze after she finished third behind Italy’s Marta Maggetti and Sharon Kantor of Israel.
“It was really hard after the Olympics, I was really sad because I wanted to win,” Wilson said. “I was really close to winning … but it’s OK.
“I hope they change the rules, to make it fairer, but I’m not in control, I can’t decide, I’ll just try and get better at windsurfing, and hopefully I’ll win one day.”












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Wilson finished second in Sunday’s Victoria Harbour Windsurfing Race and the 25-year-old said racing off the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsu was particularly memorable.
“I never experienced anything like it; it was like in the city and big, really tall buildings,” she said. “I’ve never seen such tall buildings, and it’s amazing because the spectators could see us.
“Apart from the Olympics in Marseille, usually there were very few spectators watching the international windsurfing competition. But there were some spectators cheering for us on land, and that made us more excited.”
Wilson, who also won a bronze medal in the RS:X in the delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, was visiting Hong Kong for the first time and had enjoyed her stay so far.
“I haven’t done much training since the Olympics, but I’m happy to be here,” she added. “Me and Alice [Read], we came as a little adventure, and it’s exciting to explore a new place.”
Wilson had also been spending time off the water in Hong Kong.
“The last few days we had been to different restaurants, tried different food such as the hotpot,” she said. “We want to go shopping too, I think it’s cheaper to shop here than in England.”
The five-day championship will be held at the Clear Water Bay Golf and Country Club in Sai Kung from Wednesday to Sunday.


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The Briton finished in the top three in 13 of her 14 races in the iQFoil in the French capital this summer but settled for bronze


The Briton finished in the top three in 13 of her 14 races in the iQFoil in the French capital this summer but settled for bronze.
