Sailor Ashley Stoddart looking at a top-10 finish while shooter Dane Sampson places 31st

SHE has withstood terrible conditions on the water to be placed 13th but Ashley Stoddart is still a chance to race for the medals in Rio.

Australia's Ashley Stoddart competes in the Laser Radial Women sailing class on Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 10, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

Shooter Dane Sampson placed 31st in his second event at the Rio Olympic Games overnight — the 50m rifle prone — with a score of 620.6.

Sampson has one more chance to get on the podium in Rio with the 50m rifle three-position on Sunday, August 14 at 10pm.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — AUGUST 04: Dane Sampson of Australia shoots in a training session prior to the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre on August 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

ASHLEY Stoddart’s hopes of racing for an Olympic laser radial medal rest on the last two preliminary round races early tomorrow morning.

Stoddart, from Murrumba Downs, finished 23rd and 11th in today’s races, which were delayed more than two hours as organisers waited for conditions to improve.

Ashley Stoddart of Australia competes in Women's Laser Radial class on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Marina da Gloria on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

After eight races Stoddart is now 13th in the class needing to finish in the top 10 to race for the medals in the early hours of Tuesday morning (AEST).