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Siblings sail through Tokyo Olympics training, despite COVID lockdown
In March 2020 Lake Macquarie-born sailors Jaime and Will Ryan had just received their boarding passes for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Key points:
- Siblings used COVID-19 lockdown time to train together at the family home in Lake Macquarie
- The pair was able to train with their respective sailing partners again this month for the Tokyo Olympics
- Will Ryan will compete in the 470 class in Tokyo, while Jaime has switched to the larger 49ers class
But their excitement about Olympic selection had barely subsided before they were hit with the news that the Olympics would be postponed until July 2021.
“For us, the press conference, where our selection to the team was being announced, was sort of at the beginning of COVID-19,” Jaime said.
“[It…
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