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RIO DE JANEIRO， Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The men's and women's 470 classes of sailing competition started in the 2016 Olympic Games here on Wednesday as Croatia and Japan took the lead respectively.


Croatia's pair of Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic topped the overall ranking after two races， while Australian Matthew Belcher and Will Ryan were second placed. Belcher was the gold medalist in the London 2012 Olympic Games.


"Tomorrow is just like the first day for us， you know it's different course， different wind. Every day is a day for itself， this (lead) means nothing，" said Fantela.


In the women's 470， Japan's pair of Ai Kondo Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka took the lead. New Zealand's gold medalists from the London 2012 Olympic Games， Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie were disqualified from Race 1 but bounced back to finish Race 2 with a first place. According to the rules， the lowest round of score will be discarded， New Zealand's pair still have chances to challenge the Japanese.


In the men's laser， Tonci Stipanovic of Croatia extended his overall lead to 11 net points. Nick Thompson from Britain was second.


There emerged a new leader in the women's laser radial， with Ireland's Annalise Murphy holding off Ann-Marie Rindom from Denmark by one point. Former leader Xu Lijia from China went down to fourth place overall.


In the Finn class， Giles Scott from Britain extended his lead with a second and a first in Wednesday's two races.


"It was quite nice to get some windy conditions to grunt up， it was really full on racing today. Rio was kind to us on the outside courses. When we towed in past in the races inside the bay it looked like a completely different world. It was quiet surreal，" said Scott.



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KIGALI Austin Johnson Jersey , Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Paul Kagame on Friday was sworn in as president of Rwanda for his third term in the capital city Kigali.


He took the oath administered by Chief Justice Sam Rugege at the inauguration ceremony attended by leaders and officials of African countries including Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia Jonnu Smith Jersey , Senegal, Gabon, South Sudan Corey Davis Jersey , Zambia, Niger, the Republic of the Congo Rashaan Evans T-Shirt , Namibia and Sudan.


In his inaugural speech, Kagame described the swear-in ceremony as a day of renewal and gratitude.


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The central African country has been recovering from a genocide that killed about 1 million people in 1994 and has now been considered as a model of development for many countries in Africa.


""Today Rwanda defines no one as an enemy whether domestic or foreign. With every other country we seek partnership and cooperation,"" he also said.


""Every attempt that was made whether from within and especially outside to denigrate the process and glorify the old politics of division made Rwandans more defiant and more determined to express themselves through the vote,"" said Kagame.


According to him Marcus Mariota T-Shirt , there is no single model for nation-building. ""At the root of any success are good choices built on a mindset: Do It Yourself.""


""We in Rwanda will continue to be firm believers in real partnership and cooperation with friends around the world.""


About 6.9 million Rwandans cast ballots in the presidential election held on August 4. Kagame won 98.79 percent of the vote. Independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana stood at second with 0.73 percent. The other candidate Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda got 0.48 percent.


Kagame, who is also the chairman of the ruling party Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), has been president since 2000 when he was elected as the president of the transitional government by ministers and members of parliament following the resignation of then President Pasteur Bizimungu.


He was re-elected in the 2003 and 2010 presidential elections by winning around 95 percent and 93 percent of votes respectively.


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