Beijing Olympic men's downhill delayed by high winds
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he Beijing Olympics men's downhill signature events delayed by at least an hour due to strong winds
YANQING (AFP) - The Beijing Olympics men’s downhill on Sunday, one of the Games’ signature events, has been delayed by at least an hour due to strong winds, organisers said.
The race in Yanqing outside Beijing had been due to start at 11:00 am (0300 GMT) but will begin at midday at the earliest.
Wind also caused the cancellation of Saturday’s third and final training run, albeit after three racers had come down the "Rock" course, notably Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway.
Kilde is hot favourite for the event but faces competition from World Cup overall leader Marco Odermatt of Switzerland, his teammate Beat Feuz and the Austrian pair of current double world speed champion Vincent Kriechmayr and two-time Olympic gold medallist Matthias Mayer.
