Paris 2024: Untouchable Wilson in a League of Her Own in Women's Windsurfing
by World Sailing 31 Jul 2024 11:25 PDT
28 July - 8 August 2024
Emma Wilson kept her cool in the Women's Windsurfing to extend her advantage at the top of the standings.
After the Marathon Race had to be abandoned due to a lack of wind, the British athlete responded with three race wins, putting her 19 points clear of the rest of the pack.
Israel's Sharon Kantor is the closest competition to Wilson and she was also the only other windsurfer to pick up a win today.
Italy's Marta Maggetti retained her place behind Kantor with three finishes in the top five, keeping her firming in the hunt for a medal.
Maggetti said: "I'm happy about the last Slalom course. A bit exhausted as well. I'm happy and I'm staying focused and my results are pretty constant, so I hope it stays like this.
"I really want to get a medal so I'm happy I'm still close to this."
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How it works:
Medals for the windsurfing (iQFOiL) will be decided by the cumulative results of the 24 athletes over 20 races. The athlete with the lowest total will rank first.
There are three race formats - the Marathon Race, Slalom and Course Racing. Because it's a longer 60-minute race, the Marathon will be scored as two races.
Athletes will be able to discard their worst three finishing positions after they've completed 16 or more races.
At the end of the Opening Series, the top ten athletes will qualify for the Medal Series. Those ranked fourth to tenth compete in a Quarter-Final, with the top two reaching the Semi-Final.
They will then face the athletes that finished second and third in the Opening Series. Two will progress from the Semi-Final, joining the top overall athlete in the Final.
The three athletes in the Final are all guaranteed a medal, so the finishing order in the Final race will determine who wins what medal.