Ben Ainslie triple Olympic gold medallist athlete on track for London 2012

Ben Ainslie has been confirmed by the BOA (British Olympic Association) as one of the first athletes to be selected to be part of Team GB for the 2012 London Olympic Games. After a hard fought qualification battle against some very talented British sailors Ainslie will now get his chance to compete for his fifth Olympic medal and fourth gold at successive Olympic Games. He will be the only athlete competing in London for a fourth Olympic gold at consecutive Games. Mixed with awe-inspiring sailing footage the video features five times Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave, sports journalist Henry Winter, Team GB double Olympic gold medallist sailor Iain Percy and Brazilian sailing legend Robert Scheidt talking about Ben and his achievements. It’s a timeline of Ben’s career and features Ben’s thoughts on his past successes and hopes for the future.