The Japanese crew of Ai Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka are aiming for a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics following their historic triumph on Thursday in the women's 470 class at the Sailing World Championships in Denmark.
The victory in the coastal city of Aarhus was the first gold for Japan in any class at a world championships or Olympics, the Japan Sailing Federation said.
Yoshida, 37, and Yoshioka, 27, teamed up to finish fifth at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games but have set their sights much higher for the next Olympics in home waters.