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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

SailGP racing halted after high-speed crash leaves one sailor hospitalised

Black Foils SailGP Team helmed by Peter Burling and DS Automobiles SailGP Team France helmed by Quentin Delapierre collide during racing on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand - (Andrew Baker/ SailGP via AP))

A high-speed collision between the New Zealand and French yachts at the SailGP race in Auckland on Saturday left one sailor with two broken legs and another injured, forcing the abandonment of the day's competition.

Louis Sinclair, a grinder aboard the New Zealand yacht, is in a stable condition in Auckland Hospital after sustaining compound fractures to both legs during the incident.

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