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Favourable winds return on fifth day of 2024 ILCA Senior European Championships
On the fifth day of competition, favorable and consistent wind conditions of 8-12 knots finally arrived to Athens, enabling all fleets to complete three new races late in the afternoon.
As a result, the ILCA 6 Women’s Championships now boast a total of six races, meeting the minimum requirement for the championship to be considered valid to allocate two new European spots for the Olympics.
Viktorija Andrulyte from Lithuania and Elena Vorobeva from Croatia secured these coveted spots, thus qualifying their respective countries for Paris 2024. Congratulations to both sailors!
With six races completed, the ILCA 6 Women’s fleet will proceed to sail a Medal race tomorrow, determining the new 2024 ILCA Senior European medalists.
Meanwhile, spots in the ILCA 7 category remain undecided. Only five races have been completed so far, and competitors will take to the water tomorrow with hopes of completing three new races, or at least one, to finalise the allocation of Olympic spots.
Provisional Results – ILCA 6 Women
The Women’s Senior European championship has a new leader, and it’s none other than Maria Erdi from Hungary, the reigning 2023 World champion. Following six consistently strong performances, she now leads the fleet with 19 points, edging ahead of the overnight leader Viktorija Andrulyte from Lithuania, who sits at 21 points. Louise Cervera, the next French Olympic representative, holds third place with 25 points.
Top 5 – Senior Europeans:
- Maria Erdi HUN 19 pt
- Viktorija Andrulyte LTU 21 pt
- Louise Cervera FRA 25 pt
- Elena Vorobeva CRO 29 pt
- Anne Marie Rindom DEN 33 pt
Provisional Results – ILCA 6 Men
There have been shifts in the top positions of the ILCA 6 Men’s fleet today, as Marios Stathas from Greece now sits at the helm with 23 points. Following closely behind is his compatriot Vassilis Koukodis in second place with 36 points. Dionysios Kalpogiannakis, also from Greece, rounds out the provisional podium with 38 points. Notably, all three sailors are youths, making them leaders in the Under 21 championship category as well.
Top 5 – Senior Europeans:
- Marios Stathas GRE 23 pt
- Vassilis Koukodis GRE 36 pt
- Dionysios Kalpogiannakis GRE 38 pt
- Nikolas Komianos GRE 39 pt
- Alexandros Eleftheriadis GRE 42 pt
The plan for last day tomorrow is conducting three races for the ILCA 7, one for the ILCA 6 Men, one for the ILCA 6 Women Gold, one for the ILCA 6 Women Silver, and a Medal Race for the ILCA 6 Women’s Top 10.
Text and images courtesy of ILCA.