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Laser World Championships - Video interview with Robert Scheidt

by Lisa Hynes on 21 Nov 2013
Series leader, Robert Scheidt (BRA) - 2013 Laser World Championships 2013. Mussanah. Oman Lloyd Images/Oman Sail http://www.omansail.com
The Laser World Championships are currently underway in Oman. In a revealing and personal interview, five time Olympic medal winner and eight time Laser World Champion Robert Scheidt talks about his sailing aspirations, his family and how he has kept at the top of his game for so long.

He is interviewed at the Laser Standard World Championships at the Mussanah Sports City in Oman. The qualifying rounds have finished and despite a gap of nine years in his Laser sailing career, Robert Scheidt is going into the final rounds in first place. The final is on Saturday 23rd November.


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