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Jan172010

introducing Nigina

DateSunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:40PM

I was truly delighted to meet Francis's cousin Nigina Romer at a family gathering after Christmas. Nigina's father was killed defusing a land mine in Agfganistan and she has grown up with her mother in Switzerland. Now, aged 16, she sails a laser radial and is part of Swiss National squad. Nigina's sights are set on the 2016 Olympics but my ambitions are rather more short term: I want to watch her compete in this summer's laser world championships at Largs. And I shan't feel in the least unpatriotic if I'm cheering her on to win.

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