Olympic champion Bontus: Second place in front of Mallorca final!

Olympic champion Bontus: Second place in front of Mallorca final!

Palma de Mallorca, Spanien - Olympic champion Valentin Bontus causes a stir in the sailing regatta "Trofeo Princesa Sofia" ahead of Palma de Mallorca. With his second place in the Kite Formula, Bontus qualified directly for the grand finale. He won the preliminary round and was able to skip the quarter and semi-finals, which gave him an enormous advantage. Despite a waiting period of several hours because of a doldrum, he was able to keep his position and look optimistically at the decisive competition.

Bontus reports that the focus is now on the final on the final. He already has a top four-rank and is determined to expand this success. Maximilian Maeder from Singapore took the lead in the opening series and will certainly be a challenge for Bontus.

more results from Palma

In the Nacra 17 class, the Austrian sailors Laura Farese and Matthäus Zöchling are in fourth place in front of the Medal Race. In contrast, Lukas Haberl and Clara Stäminger are doing less well; They currently take eleventh place. The 49-duo Keanu Prettner and Jakob Flachberger also has room for improvement with twelfth place.

the Olympic sail context

Sailing has a long history at the Olympic Games. He first became part of the Olympic program in 1900 after he had to be canceled in Athens in 1896 due to poor weather conditions. There are currently eight sailing competitions that are spread over men, women and mixed teams. The introduction of competitions for women took place in Seoul in 1988, which designed the sport more inclusive.

Windsurfen has been one of the Olympic disciplines since 1984, but is not viewed as an independent sport, but as part of sailing. The sailing sport remains exciting and challenging for the athletes with its variety of boat classes and competitions. Kleine Zeitung Comprehensive about the current developments, while further details on the history and structure of the sailing at the Olympic Games on wikipedia can be read.