Paris 2024: Heartbreak for Irish sailing duo Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove after false start in men's skiff medal race

Ireland's sailors Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove agonisingly missed out on a medal as they finished fourth in the men's skiff.

The Irish duo started the medal race, which counted double and was added to their ten-race points tally, in second place but were one of three boats to cross the start line early, forcing them to turn back and cross the line again.

That left them well adrift and they were unable to make up any ground on the field, coming in last of the nine finishers (Croatia were disqualified for not restarting) in 21 minutes 40 seconds.

That added 18 points to their score for a total of 91, meaning they missed out on bronze to the USA, who finished fourth in the medal race.

Spain's Diego Botin le Chever and Florian Paul Trittel cruised to first place and gold (70 points) and New Zealand won silver after ending third (82).

Poland also had to turn back at the start line but managed to finish the medal race in fifth, ending up in that spot overall, two points behind Ireland.