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Surfing's first Olympic finals are to brought forward 24 hours to Tuesday because of the tropical storm set to hit Tokyo.
The predicted high winds are expected to deliver better waves, persuading Games officials to adjust the surfing schedule.
But rain and wind delayed the start of the women's triathlon on Tuesday morning by 15 minutes.
That made for dangerous conditions on the bike leg, with Australians Ashleigh Gentle, Emma Jeffcoat and Jaz Hedgeland racing.
Australian surfing stars Sally Fitzgibbons (pictured) and Owen Wright revelled in the windier conditions to book quarter-final berths on Monday
While the rain eased after the 1.5km swim, Russian Federation triathlete Anastasia Gorgunova and New Zealander Ainsley Thorpe crashed out early in the 40km cycle, with the 10km run to come.
Australian surfing stars Sally Fitzgibbons and Owen Wright revelled in the windier conditions to book
