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Valentin Bontus first after first race!
The first Formula Kite session ever held at the Olympics goes to Red-White-Red! Valentin Bontus from Lower Austria won the first race off Marseille on Sunday, five seconds ahead of Toni Vodisek from Slovenia and eight seconds ahead of Bruno Lobo from Brazil.
Right at the start of the race, Bontus took the lead, which he would not relinquish until the finish.
The race had previously been delayed by three hours due to a lack of wind, and Bontus and Co. only took to the water shortly after 3 pm. The Perchtoldsdorf native also put in a great performance in the second race, finishing in second place behind shooting star Maximilian Maeder, Bontus finished the third session in fifth place and the fourth in eighth. After the first day of competition, the OeSV athlete is in second place overall behind Vodisek.
Medal hopes
With his World Championship bronze medal from Hyres in his luggage, the 23-year-old is one of the favorites for Olympic gold. The first step has already been taken with his victory in his Olympic debut ...
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