PARIS: A significant delay due to light winds on Monday (Aug 5) meant only one race on day two of the Olympics kitefoiling opening series, with Singapore world champion Maximilian Maeder top of the standings.
Games debutant Maeder has now accumulated 11 net points after five races in the opening series. He leads Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek, who also has 11, and Austria’s Valentin Bontus (12).
At the Marseille Marina, Maeder had started the day in third, two net points behind Vodisek and level with Bontus.
But in the day’s only race, he recorded a third place finish. Bontus took fourth, while Vlodisek took tenth.
Four races had initially been scheduled before lacklustre conditions permitted only one.
There are up to 16 fleet races in the opening series for kite-foilers, before the medals are contested on Thursday.
The opening series makes use of a low-point system like sailing, where points are awarded based on an athlete’s finishing position. For example, the athlete who wins a race gets one point.