2024-08-04 11:46:51
The wind blew in favor of Juan Ignacio Maegli! The sailing races continued and now we will tell you about the result of regattas 3 and 4 in the Olympic Gameswhere Guatemala is fighting for the medals.
On the second day of competition the Guatemalan sailor had a very good reaction in the overall classification after four races. Below we leave you the results of the sailing where Juan Ignacio is. How cool!
Paris 2024: Results of races 3 and 4 by Juan Ignacio Maegli
In the Bay of Marseille – Frioul They met again boats to compete on the second day of racing and thus contest races 3 and 4 that would serve to put Guatemalan sailor Juan Ignacio in the fight.
The sailors had to face the inclement weather, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 58 percent. In addition, a wind speed from 10 to 8 knots, which allowed them to better control the vela.
Classification after the second day of racing
For Juan Ignacio it was the second day of racing, since in the regatta three He managed to place himself in eighth position in the general classification, and then in the fourth race he achieved an extraordinary third place, which helped him to place tenth in the specialty of Dinghy masculine.
With 8th and 3rd place, Juan Ignacio managed to erase his worst position after 4 races, thus removing the 22nd place from the second race, which gives him a total of 32 net points and places him among the top 10 of the competition.
The general ranking Australian Matt Wearn leads the way with 15 net points, after finishing 12th, 2nd and 1st. In second place is Croatian Filip Jurisic with 18 net points and in third place is Peruvian Stefano Peschiera with 18 points.
The next regattas in Marseille
He third day of competition It will be on Saturday, August 3, 2024, where races 5 and 6 will be held, in which the vessel of Juan Ignacio to look for the best positions that allow him to continue in the fight for the medals.
The classification There will be 10 races in five days of competition. Although everything will depend on the wind and weather conditions. Therefore, the top 10 finishers in the inaugural series will advance to the medal race, which will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, where Juan Ignacio hopes to be involved.
Maegli’s fifth Olympians
The Guatemalan sailor will participate in the Olympic Games for the fifth time. His story began in Beijing 2020 where he placed 33rd in the Laser specialty; four years later in London 2012, he achieved ninth place.
It would be in Rio 2016, still in the Laser specialty, that he would achieve his best result by finishing in eighth position. From Tokyo 2020 he changed his specialty, now the Dinghy – ILCA 7 where he ranked 19th, and was also the standard-bearer of the delegation.
Guatemala participates with 16 athletes qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024, of which six selected are still in the competition. How cool!
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