Wilson won gold in the Yngling class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
British Olympic gold medallist Pippa Wilson has abandoned plans to compete for qualification in the Nacra 17 event for the Rio Games in 2016.
The 28-year-old was part of the gold medal-winning 'three blondes in a boat', external at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Wilson had teamed up with John Gimson, who will now be partnered by Hannah Diamond, in the new multi-hull class.
Posting on Facebook,, external Wilson said she could not give the Olympic programme "the attention it requires".
She wrote: "It has been a wonderful journey and I have learned so much sailing these fantastic boats, but my motivations have changed."
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