- Matt Wearn was cruelly robbed of gold on Wednesday
- He was comfortably leading before the final race was abandoned.
- All fans say the same thing about navigating social media.
Matt Wearn was cruelly denied Olympic gold on Wednesday despite being just minutes away from victory.
The Australian was heading for another men’s sailing gold in France, having won the title in Tokyo three years ago, before officials abandoned the race due to light winds.
Wearn simply had to ensure rival Pavlos Kontides did not overtake him by more than seven places to secure gold, and he was comfortably ahead of the Cypriot before the decision was made.
Sailing has suffered numerous delays at the Paris Olympics, causing huge frustration among fans watching at home.
And they flocked to X to vent their anger after the latest drama.
“Race abandoned!” exclaimed one fan. “I don’t understand it. There was only one stage left and Matt Wearn had already secured gold.”
Another joked: “As a spectator sport, sailing needs something. Maybe it would work better if they allowed piracy.”
“Do they ever finish a sailing race?” fumed a third fan. “Every one I’ve seen has been abandoned.”
Matt Wearn was cruelly robbed of a sailing gold medal on Wednesday
The Australian was comfortably in the lead before the race was abandoned.
“Matt Wearn is absolutely disgusting. And rightly so.”
Wearn was seen slamming his hand into his boat in frustration, and his parents, who were watching, shared their thoughts on the controversy on Nine.
“It’s crazy. He had it all under control,” said father Brad. “He was exactly where they needed him. And yes, they dropped out of the race.”
“I was literally 20 or 30 metres from the top. Mark. A little bit more downwind and Kontides was behind him. Yeah, he had it under control, but we reset and it looks like we’re going to try again.”
Her mother Karen added: “Well, the wind obviously changed too much and there was a disadvantage for some sailors on one side of the course compared to the other and they decided that the race needed to be called off. So it was fair for everyone.”
