2024-08-03 21:45:41
Happy racing to you! Guatemalan sailorAs the days go by, the wind and sea conditions are making things better for Juan Ignacio Maegliwho remains among the first places and here we will tell you about the result of regattas 5 and 6 of the Olympic Games.
Maegli continues in the top 10 in the world in the waters of Marseilleswhere together with their sailboat they have met better with the race conditions to be among the best positions. Below we tell you how it was third day of competitionHow cool!
Paris 2024: Juan Ignacio Maegli’s races 5 and 6 results
In the Marseille and Frioul Navy, las boats They went out again to face the sea and the wind, which would undoubtedly be their main rivals to be able to complete the route that would give them the best results.
The sailors had to face the inclement weather, with a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 52 percent. In addition, a wind speed from 16 to 17 knots, which made the race even more complicated due to the speeds the boats were taking. boats.
Third day of competition classification
The Guatemalan came out in the tenth position in the specialty of Dinghy masculine with the aim of being among the first places to continue in the fight for medals, and so it was, in a very good competition of regatta 5, Juan Ignacio managed to enter the ninth positionwhich allowed him to improve the general ranking and move up to seventh place.
By the second race of the day, Maegli did not have the best result, finishing in 33rd place, which although he was later removed in the classification for being the worst result of all the races in which he has participated, this made him return to 10th place with 63 net points.
The general ranking The race is led by Australian Matt Wearn with a net total of 18 points, thanks to his 1st place finish in race 5 and 2nd place finish in race 6. In second place is Britain’s Michael Beckett, with 40 net points.
According to the regulations of the Sailingparticipants can remove their worst result to improve their positions and number of net points.
When will sailing regattas 7 and 8 take place?
He fourth day of competition It will be on Sunday, August 4, 2024, where races 7 and 8 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 will have 10 regattas in five days of competence. Although everything will depend on the wind and weather conditions. Therefore, the top 10 finishers in the inaugural series will move on to the medal race, which will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, where Juan Ignacio hopes to be involved.
Guatemala traveled with a delegation of 16 athletes to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024, of which five selected are still in the competition. How cool!
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