After a strong start
Olympics: Valentin Bontus makes it to the final!
Valentin Bontus has the chance to win precious metal in the final of the kitesurfing competition at the Olympic Games but will now have to wait until Friday. The Austrian dominated the first part of the final before the wind dropped and made another race impossible.
The decision in the kitesurfing final with medal hopeful Valentin Bontus has been postponed to Friday (tomorrow). The final had to be canceled on Thursday afternoon after a completed race, which Bontus had won, due to light winds. The Lower Austrian is on course for a medal after a "win".
Here are the interim results:
A few hours earlier, in fourth place after seven completed races in the opening series, a race win in the semi-final was enough for Bontus to advance to the final of the top four. The 23-year-old dominated the first race right from the start and secured his first win.
Before the second final race, the wind suddenly died and Bontus and Toni Vodisek from Slovenia crashed into the water along with their kites. The organizer then decided to postpone the final.
Vodisek and Maximilian Maeder from Singapore had started the final with two and one "win" respectively, while the Italian Riccardo Pianosi had none. The first athlete to win three races is the Olympic champion.
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