October 12 - Britain's Shirley Robertson, the two-time Olympic gold medallist, today refused to entirely rule out a campaign to try to win a third at the London 2012 Games.


But she admitted that the chances are slim as her three-year-old twins take a priority in her life.

The 41-year-old Scot was in Almeria, Spain where her team finished sixth in the iShares Cup.
 

She said: "I am toying with the idea of match racing, but if I do it will be later.

"I am not going to commit three years on.

"There’s a 10 per cent chance."
 

Robertson became the first British woman to win gold at consecutive Olympics, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, and only the second woman ever, but missed out on the 2008 Olympics when her team failed to qualify for the sole spot in the Yngling available to Britain.

That went to Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb, and Pippa Wilson, who won the gold medal in Qingdao, where the sailing events took place.

Robertson said: "I miss some aspects of it, but definitely not others.

"To win a gold medal is a very selfish pursuit, it’s all-encompassing."