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Gold for GB's Giles Scott in men's Finn class

Great Britain's Giles Scott competes in the men's Finn medal race. Credit: PA

Giles Scott has followed in the footsteps of Iain Percy and Sir Ben Ainslie to win sailing's Finn class, claiming team GB's 17th gold medal of Rio 2016.

He merely needed to complete Tuesday's race to top the podium after an eighth and second on Sunday gave him an unassailable lead heading into the double-point finale.

The 29-year-old, who raised his fists in the air after crossing the finish, was overwhelming favourite with bookmakers having failed to win just two regattas in this Olympic cycle, getting silver in those two events.

But Sir Ben's successor made light work of that pressure to continue Great Britain's 16-year golden Finn record in the Olympics, started by Percy at Sydney 2000.