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Third position in the Women’s 470 medal race was enough to leave the British duo of Mills and Clark celebrating gold from last year’s World Cup winners Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar
Great Britain's Hannah Mills during the British Olympic Association Team GB announcement at St Katharine Docks, London
Welsh sailor Hannah Mills celebrated gold at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi with partner Saskia Clark.
Third position in the Women’s 470 medal race was enough to leave the British duo of Mills and Clark celebrating gold from last year’s World Cup winners Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar.
The Austrians were second on the day in a race won by Akiyo Yamaguchi and Eri Hatayama, although it was another Japanese combination, that of Ai Kondo Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka, who collected bronze medals.
Mills and Clark are the reigning Olympic and world silver medallists and have already been selected for the Rio Games next year.
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Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark of Great Britain sail in the women's 470 class on the Escola Naval course during the International Sailing Regatta - Aquece Rio Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympics on August 17, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The pair wrote on their Facebook page: "World Cup Final Champions!!!!"
"We've had an amazing week here in Abu Dhabi, it's been incredible racing all week with a small fleet we thought it might get a bit spread out at times but it really hasn't.
"Battling it out all week with the Austrians and Japanese, we are super happy to of come out on top today after the medal race!
"Thank you British Sailing Team Volvo Cars Sailing Sperry and everyone who has been supporting us. A special thanks this week to blue blue for the supplied boat, number 13 was a rocket!
"Ready for some home time now after a very busy month."
Getty Images [Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills celebrate winning the 470 women's race during the ISAF Sailing World Cup finals in Weymouth]
Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills celebrate
Britain’s Bryony Shaw who successfully defended her World Cup crown in the RS:X women’s class, winning the medal race for her seventh victory out of 10. Second place on the day gave Italy’s Flavia Tartaglini the silver medal while Brazilian Patricia Freitas finished third to secure the bronze.
Meanwhile, Britain's Oliver Bridge won gold to retain his open kiteboarding title, and Tom Squires won bronze in the men's RS:X.
That event was won by Ivan Pastor Lafuente of Spain, with Ricardo Santos of Brazil claiming silver. Bridge finished ahead of Spaniards Florian Trittel and Alejandro Climent Hernandez.
Qualification for the ISAF Sailing World Cup final is contested across five regattas for all ten Olympic sailing events held throughout the year.
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