Sailing Olympics, day 5: Benini tops, Chiavarini flops. Maggetti and Renna to finals

The fifth day of competition at the Sailing Olympics in Marseille also goes into the archives. See what happened on the race courses.
Between good beginnings, handbrake debuts, confirmations and uncertainties.

49er FX – No wind, no (medal) race

Let’s start right away by saying that for the most awaited moment, that of the medal race for the 49er FX in which our Jana Germani and Giorgia Bertuzzi are engaged(albeit with very weak medal hopes, they are sixth), we will have to wait for tomorrow.
No wind, no race.
The men’s 49er (no Italian competing) also suffered the same fate.
Final postponed.

ILCA 6 female – Bravo Chiara!

Excellent debut for Chiara Benini Floriani on the ILCA 6 (formerly Laser Radial) awarding the women’s single dinghy medal: in the only race held today, Chiara finished in third position (not easy races, 43 competitors at the start and if you start badly, you’re toast!).

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ILCA 7 men’s – Chiavarini, debut no

Those who started with the handbrake on the other hand is Lorenzo Brando Chiavarini, 30, from Italy-Scotland, among the ILCA 7 (formerly Laser Standard) men’s single dinghy.
With partials 25-21, he is in the back of the pack, in 26th place.
There is only room for improvement; fortunately, the Olympic adventure has just begun.

Men’s iQFOiL, Renna in the quarterfinals…

We come to the men’s iQFOiL board, which features our own Nicolo Renna in the race.
Today was the last day of racing with partials 1-9-4 that put him in sixth place overall.
The primary goal, to be in the top 10 and thus access the quarterfinals was achieved.
Tomorrow Nicolò will have to face the regatta in which athletes from fourth to tenth place participate.

… and Marta Maggetti in the semifinals in women’s iQFOiL.

Today was a “control” day for Marta Maggetti in the women’s iQFOiL board: third was before today, and third remained, after 14 total trials.
First was Britain’s impregnable Wilson, second was Israel’s Kantor.
Marta skips the quarterfinals to enter the game directly in the semifinals.
Concentrate Marta, that the breakthrough you can really make!

Olympics, what happens tomorrow

There will be light winds tomorrow, August 2, and it will be an important day, with as many as two medal races (49er and 49er FX) and iQFOiL finals.
With three Italian crews involved.
A stadium cheer will be needed.
ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 will also take to the water: hoping for Chiara Benini’s confirmation and Chiavarini’s revival.

How to follow the sailing Olympics live

You can follow the Sailing Olympics “live” if you have a subscription to Discovery Plus: RAI and other pay channels will broadcast any medal races if there are real medal chances.
Tofind out everything about the schedule, we recommend you check the official World Sailing schedule while to be updated on the results in real time at this link all the rankings. There is also a dedicated page on the Sport Sailing website, Where to follow live race tracking.

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Olympics, how regattas work

Depending on the classes competing(everything you need to know about the classes here), athletes competing in the Marseille Olympics must race for 4, 5 or 6 days.
Each regatta lasts between 15 and 50 minutes depending on the type of boat. In the case of dinghies, skiffs and catamarans (470, ILCA, Nacra 17, 49er and 49er FX) athletes are awarded points equal to their placing in their respective races.
The first is awarded one point, the second two points, and so on.
At the end of the first 4-5 days of racing, the games are “almost done.”
The top 10 ranked crews participate in the very final, called the Medal Race.
Here the rules change, because the points won are worth double: the first gets 2 points, the second 4, and so on.
If you get to the Medal Race with the “short” ranking, this last round is decisive.
In the end, the podium is composed of the athletes/crew with the lowest total number of points. The racing format is different for iQFOil boards and Formula Kite.
In the boards, there are four days of competition and the spots will be different from day to day.
Athletes must alternate between conventional courses, slalom and endurance trials.
In the latter, the points won count double.
The final day is decisive and very intense.
The quarterfinals are reserved for athletes so far ranked from fourth to tenth.
The top two from this “playoff” are selected for the semifinals, which are played in a four-way tie, along with the second and third overall.
The very final is between the top two finishers of the semifinal and the leader of the overall ranking.
The podium is already known before going into the water, only the color of each athlete’s medal to be determined. On the Kites, on the other hand, after four days of racing, the top 10 qualify for the Medal Race.
From then on, only the third through 10th place finishers race in the first phase of the Medal.
The top two from this phase then join the first and second overall for the final four.
In the final, each individual race win is worth one point.
The first to reach 3 points wins the gold medal. edited by Eugenio Ruocco

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