Spain wins gold in Tornado as Australia loses gamble

(L-R) Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz of Spain fly their national flag

             The three teams in first, second and third in the Tornado (Multihull) entering the final day of Sailing finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the medal race to take gold, silver and bronze. Spaniards Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz led the way with 44 overall points, five points better that World No. 1 Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby of Australia.
The last spot on the podium went to Santiago Lange and Carlos Espinola of Argentina on 56 points.

Spain beats Croatia for bronze

Belaustegui of Spain in action

           After a tight match Spain defeated Croatia 35-29 in the bronze medal match of the Men's Handball competition at the National Indoor Stadium on Sunday, August 24.
The first half was close as Spain tightened their defense and Jon Belaustegui was punished with two two-minute suspensions in the first 30 minutes which led to him spending most of the second half on the bench to avoid a red card.
Ivano Balic (Croatia) played well in the first half and scored two goals but in the second half he was almost invisible and only attempted two shots, both of which failed.