Spain classifies four sailing classes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Spain classifies four sailing classes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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Los RS:X masculino y femenino han conseguido hoy la plaza de país y se unen a los 470 masculino y femenino

The RS: X male and female have today achieved the country square and join the 470 male and female

The Spanish sailing team has classified the country to compete in four classes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games thanks to the results achieved during the World Sailing Championship that has been held in Aarhus Denmark. The 470 male and female were the first classes to get the country square and today the RS: X male and female have joined the event.

Blanca Manchón has finished eleven in the general of the women's boards, only seven points from having got the pass to the final races of his class. Still, Manchón has achieved the goal of classifying Spain in this class to be able to compete in the next Olympic Games. For its part, Marina Paliau says goodbye to the world of Aarhus in twenty-fifth position.

In RS: X masculine, Ivan Pastor, twelfth in the general ranking, has won the country square for Spain to have representation on the male tables in Tokyo 2020, the main goal of the national team in this world. The second best Spanish has been Ángel Granda-Roque, 18th in the general. Sergi Scandinell has finished at 30, and Juan Manuel Moreno in 37, followed by Joan Cardona, 38.

Diego Botín and Iago L.Marra have seen them escape the possibility of competing in the 49th race medal in the last of the last race of the final stages and they say goodbye to Aarhus in the fifteenth position of the general. The Galician singing team has started the day with a first and in the second sleeve have been in the head group throughout the sleeve but have turned to the last buoy which has meant that they crossed the arrival line in thirteenth position.

In Nacra 17, Fernando Echávarri and Tara Pacheco have completed the Olympic sailing world in seventeenth position. Today the Spaniards have suffered to be up and have added to their locker an 18 + 12 with what they have left 25 points from the top ten of their class.

Spain says goodbye to the Olympic Sailing World Championship that has been held in the Danish town of Aarhus, with four classes already confirmed for Tokyo 2020... with the silver medal of Silvia Mas- Patricia Cantero in 470 female and the bronze obtained by Jordi Xammar- Nicolás Rodríguez in 470 male.

09 / 08 / 2018: Silver for Mas-Cantero and bronze for Xammar-Rodríguez in the World Sailing in Denmark

Las tripulaciones españolas de 470 masculino y femenino se han subido al podio en la última manga del Campeonato del Mundo de vela olímpica que se está disputando en Aarhus, Dinamarca

The Spanish crews of 470 male and female have been on the podium in the last manga of the Olympic Sailing World Championship being held in Aarhus, Denmark

The 470 Spaniards have won two medals, one silver and one bronze, after sailing with loose in the final races of this class that have been held today at the Olympic Sailing World Championship in Aarhus, Denmark. In the female category, Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero have been made with the silver medal and their companions Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López have been fifths. In male, Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez have won the bronze medal thanks to the second position achieved in the medal race.

Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero have won the silver medal in the female class 470 after imposing on the medal race they have fought today. The Catalan canary team left from the fourth position with the aim of assaulting the podium in mind. But and Cantero have not failed and won the final race to become world subchampions. The victory has been for Yoshioka and Yoshioka.

Also in 470 female, Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López have been third in the medical race, since it has served them to rise to the fifth position of the general, maximum aspiration for the Catalan in this last test due to the difference of points with the group of the first four.

In 470 male, Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez have starred in the greatest date of the day, obtaining the bronze medal thanks to the second position they have signed in the final race of their class. "When we crossed the arrival we didn't know whether we had won or not, it was very exciting," Rodriguez said.

Fernando Echávarri and Tara Pacheco have started the final series of Nacra 17 since post 13 of the General and tomorrow they will have three new sleeves to enter to the positions of the prison race and ensure the country's classification for Tokyo 2020, which would be to be among the eight best nations.

Great participation by Patricia Suárez and Nicole van der Velden, who have ended up in the 15th place of the 49th FX classification in which it was their first participation together in a World Championship. For their part, Támara Echegoyen and Paula Barceló, who have also premiered as a team in this competition, have ended up at the 23 General.

In 49er, an UFD in the first manga of the day has overshadowed the day of Diego Botín and Iago L.Marra who have added a 2 + 17 + 10 in the following sleeves. This new penalty has relegated the Spaniards to the twenty-second position of the class, 18 points from having achieved the pass to the medal race of their class.

The male tables have started their final series completed three sleeves in which Angel Granda- Roque has managed to climb to post 13 of the general, followed by Ivan Pastor, who occupies the fourteenth position. Sergi Scandinell stands at 18, Juan Manuel Moreno at 36 and Joan Carles Cardona at 39.

In the RS: Women's X, also with three sleeves, Marina Paliau has located at the 15th place of the general and White Manchón in the 17th. Tomorrow they'll have the last chance to get into a race medal post. At the moment, both Paliau and Manchón are meeting the goal of getting a Spanish sportsman to end up among the 11 best countries, a result that would confirm the participation of women's windsurfing in the next Olympic Games.

At Laser Standard, the country classification for Tokyo 2020 has escaped to Joaquín Blanco for very little. The Spanish has ended at place 23 of the general, tying to points with the two ships that it has in front of the classification, and has won the place 15 per country, when the court was in 14.

On the part of the Laser Radial, Martina Reino has been the best Spanish sportsman and has finished her participation in the Olympic Sailing World Championship at the 28th of the General. Fatima Reyes, who has also sailed in the gold group of his class, is ranked 59.

Tomorrow, the Laser Standard and Radial fleets will fight the race medal while the Nacra 17 and RS: X male and female will face the last day of final phases before the Sunday race medal, the last day of the Olympic Sailing World Championship being held in Aarhus, Denmark.

08 / 08 / 2018: Spain gets place in 470 male and female for Tokyo 2020

Xammar/Rodríguez, en 470 masculino, y Mas/Cantero junto a Cornudella/López, en femenino, han conseguido clasificar a España para los próximos Juegos Olímpicos

Xammar / Rodríguez, in 470 male, and Mas / Cantero with Corundella / López, in female, have managed to classify Spain for the next Olympic Games

The Olympic Sailing World Championship that is being held in Aarhus, Denmark, enrows its final line with the beginning, tomorrow, of the medal race. Xammar / Rodríguez, five in 470 male, and Mas / Cantero next to Corundella / López, four and six respectively in 470 female, tomorrow will compete in the final race with the country square for Tokyo 2020 already secured.

Although the 470 men had a day of rest, today they went out to sail to complete a sleeve for the gold group and two for silver. Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez have taken the opportunity to step up a further step in the classification and close the final phase before the medal race in the fifth position of their class. This result, others, ensures Spain's participation in the male 470 class in the next Olympic Games.

The Finn class today has played its last two sleeves of the final series and the Catalan Alex Muscat has ended up in position 27 of the general classification, from which he says goodbye to the sailing world. "I am happy with how I have sailed but yesterday I made some small mistakes and paid for it by staying out of the fight," said Muscat, who added that "now we only have to look forward and learn from the mistakes."

A complicated day for the Laser Standard, with "very unstable" conditions, according to national coach Jano Toro. "It's a lottery, with this time everyone is playing and we have today held on as we have been able," Toro explained. The canary Joaquín Blanco has finished the day in the twenty-eighth position of the Laser Standard and his partner Joel Rodríguez has finished at position 54. "Tomorrow we have a sleeve left and we will give everything to get the country classified for Tokyo 2020," Toro added.

In Laser Radial, Martina Kingdom today holds 34 of the general of its class while Fatima Reyes is in position 59.

The 49er FX have been able to complete the first three tests of its final phase and the classification has given a significant turn for the national crews. Patricia Suárez and Nicole van der Velden have gone up to 15 with a 5 + 22 + 6 partial in today's tests. For their part, Támara Echegoyen and Paula Barceló have gone down to the twenty-sixth position after adding a 16 + 24 + 16 to their locker.

The 49er fleet has remained unable to dispute any evidence due to the instability of the wind. At the end of the day a great storm has been lifted and the committee has decided to end the day.

Tomorrow the first medal race of the Olympic Sailing World Championship will be held in Aarhus, Denmark, and Spain will be represented in the final races of 470 male and female.

07 / 08 / 2018: Mas-Cantero and Cornudela-López to the end of the World Cup of 470 female in Aarhus

Las regatistas de 470 femenino disputarán la medal race de su clase el jueves

The regatists of 470 women will fight the medal race of their class on Thursday

The sixth day of the Olympic Sailing World Championship being held in Aarhus, Denmark, has again been marked by unstable wind conditions. The only fleet that has completed the final phase has been that of 470 female and two Spanish crews, Mas / Cantero and Cornudella / López, have obtained the pass to the medal race on Thursday. In addition, the positions of Xammar / Rodríguez, six in 470 male; Blanca Manchón, eighth in RS: X female; and Echávarri / Pacheco, tenth in Nacra 17.

Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero continue in fourth position, five points from entering the podium, and Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López in the sixth place of the general of 470 female, which will allow them to compete for the medals in the final race of their class to be held on Thursday. For their part, Sofia Toro and Ángel Pumariega have ended up in twenty-ninth position of the general.

In the 470 male fleet, Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez are in sixth position and add up to 56 net points. The bronze medal is only nine points away. Tomorrow the gold group of this class will play one last sleeve before Thursday's medal race.

The last day of the classification phase for the female RS: X has been resolved with good results for the two Spanish regatists. Blanca Manchón has gone up to the eighth position of the General and Marina Paliau is at the 15th, just eight points from entering the stage of the medals. Manchón today has added 3 + 5 + 1 for a total of 26 net points, which places it at six of the podium. Meanwhile, Paliau has closed the day with a 6 + 9 + 6 and has 38 net points.

Fernando Echávarri and Tara Pacheco have completed in the tenth position the classification phase of the Nacra 17. With seven completed tests, the Spanish team amounts to 46 net points and is twenty to access the podium. The final series for this class will begin on Thursday and the main objective of Echávarri and Pacheco will be to stay among the first eight countries, a goal they are currently meeting.

In RS: X masculine, Ivan Pastor is at the head of the Spanish fleet from the 15th of the general. With three sleeves completed, for a total of six, the plywood, with 45 points, is only four of the top 10 of the men's tables, class in which they will get a place for Tokyo 2020 the first ten nations.

For his part, Angel Granda-Roque has now placed himself as second best Spanish in the twenty-fifth position of the male RS: X. Joan Carles Cardona falls to position 28, Sergi Scandinell occupies square 34, Juan Manuel Moreno is in position 42, Tomas Vieito is 45 and Fernando González of Madrid is located at the 77 of the general.

The Finn class fleet has today fought the first two sleeves of its final phase with a wind of just eight knots from the southeast, conditions that have not favored Spanish athletes. The Catalan Alex Muscat has fallen to the 25th of the General, just ahead of the Joan Cardona Ballet, twenty-sixth. In addition, Pablo Guitián occupies point 34 and Victor Gorostegui on the 39.

After enjoying their day of rest, the regatists of Laser Standard and Radio have returned to the competition, beginning the final stages of their class. In Standard, Joaquín Blancostands out among the Spaniards since the twenty-sixth position and Joel Rodríguez is ranked 55 of the general.

In Rial, Martina Reino, with only one manga disputed today, has closed the day at the 28th place of the general while Fátima Reyes occupies square 60 of his class.

Tomorrow the 49er and 49er FX classes will start the final series, the Laser Standard and Radial will play the last day before the race medal and the Finn and 470 male class, which were scheduled for the rest day, will recover part of the sleeves that have not been able to navigate in the last two days... the 470 female, Nacra 17 and RS: X male and female will have the rest day... the Olympic Sailing World Championship that is being held in Aarhus, Denmark, will end on Sunday.

06 / 08 / 2018: Xammar and Rodríguez shine in Denmark... third in 470 in the World Sailing

La falta de viento en aguas danesas ha impedido navegar a la mitad de la flota

The lack of wind in Danish waters has prevented half the fleet from sailing

The fifth day of the Olympic Sailing World Championship has been marked by a lack of wind. Only the female RS: X and 49er have been able to complete a test for all their groups while only half of the fleet of 49er FX, Nacra 17 and 470 men have sailed. The male boards, the 470 female and the Finn class have not contested any sleeves for lack of wind.

Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez have taken advantage of the only test of the day for the gold group of 470 male to climb up to the third position of their class. The Spanish, with a partial of 2 + 5 + 4 + 18 + 8 + 3 + 6, close the provisional podium with 28 points, a disadvantage of seven over the leaders of the classification, the Swedish duo formed by Dahlberg and Bergström. Second, with 21 points, there are the Australians Belcher and Ryan.

The women's boards have completed a manga and total three because yesterday last minute the race committee decided to consider the second manga of the first day invalid. In this way, Blanca Manchón and Marina Paliau tie to 17 net points and take up 18 and 19 positions respectively. Manchón has a partial of 2 + UFD + 15 and Paliau has an 18 + 5 + 12.

The 49er fleet, divided into three groups, has completed a sleeve. Only the yellow group has been able to finish the second scheduled test of the day. Diego Botín and Iago L.Marra today have added a 5 to their locker and are in position 17 of the provisional general, eight points from the tenth classified.

For their part, the Federico and Arturo Alonso brothers have added a 20 in today's manga and fall to the 42 General.

In 49er FX only one test was completed for the yellow group in which today the sisters Carla and Marta Munté were sailing, with a 14 in the manga, and the team of Aura Miquel and Nuria Miró, sextas in the only test of the day for their class.

Same luck has run the 17 Nacra, with only one manga contested for the yellow group of this class. Fernando Echávarri and Tara Pacheco have finished the test at position 18.

05 / 08 / 2018: Paliau premires with a ninth position in the sailing world of Aarhus

Los equipos españoles de RS:X y Nacra 17 han empezado con buenos resultados su participación en Aarhus

The Spanish teams of RS: X and Nacra 17 have started with good results their participation in Aarhus

The fourth day of the Olympic Sailing World Championship in Aarhus, Denmark, has served the last three classes to make their debut and those that began to compete on Thursday enjoyed their day of rest.

Marina Paliau has premiered in the world of Aarhus with a ninth position in RS: X female after going from miss to more on its first day of competition. The Andalusian has been 18th in the first sleeve of the day but has solved the rest of the day with a 4 + 5. His partner Blanca Manchón, who is in post 13, has started with a second position but has added a 12 in the second sleeve and has been penalized with a black flag in the last test of the day.

On male tables, the Joan Carles Cardona ballast has been the most prominent national sportsman and has finished the day at post 11 of the general. The Alicantino Ivan Pastorle follows closely from the seventeenth position with a difference of only five points with Cardona. On the other hand, Ángel Granda-Roque is in position 33, Sergi Scandinell occupies position 41, Tomás Vito is 45 of the general, Juan Manuel Moreno on 56 and Fernando González de la Madrid closes the day at position 75 of the RS: X male.

The Laser Standard and Radial classes have completed their qualifying phase today and tomorrow they will have a day of rest before facing the final series, last step to get to be in the medal race that they will fight next Thursday, August 9.

Joaquín Blanco and Joel Rodríguez are the two Spanish regatists who have managed to enter Laser Standard's gold group. White has ended in the twenty-sixth position and keeps open the options of climbing steps in the classification and getting to be among the best 14 countries, which would ensure Spanish participation in Tokyo 2020. For its part, Rodríguez has completed the classification phase at post 48 of the provisional general.

In Laser Radial there are also two Spanish regatists who will sail, from Tuesday, in the gold group of their class. Martina Reino, 38, and Fátima Reyes, 40, aim to finish the world sailing championship among the 18 best countries to get a place in the next Olympic Games.

The 49er and 49er FX today have completed two sleeves, for a total of five, and tomorrow they will fight the last day of the qualifying phase. Támara Echegoyen and Paula Barceló stand out as the best Spanish team and have finished the day in the eleventh FX position. In addition, Patricia Suárez and Nicole van der Velden occupy 18 of the general with 37 net points, only six of their team partners and seven of them to enter the top ten of their class.

Diego Botín and Iago L.Marra continue to head the Spanish fleet from position 20 of the general with a partial of 4 + 19 in the tests of the day. Meanwhile, the Federico and Arturo Alonso brothers have managed to improve their results yesterday and today an 11 + 1 that puts them in position 26 of the classification.

In the Nacra 17 class only one Spanish team, that of Fernando Echávarri and Tara Pacheco, has competed who occupy the seventeenth position of their class with a partial of 10 + 9 + 4.

04 / 08 / 2018: Mas and Cantero lead the Spanish fleet in the World Sailing of Aarhus

Las regatistas de 470 femenino ocupan la cuarta posición de su clase

The women's regatists of 470 occupy the fourth position of their class

Spanish athletes are meeting the main goal that has been set in this Olympic Sailing World Championship: to stay in the lead positions that will allow the country to be classified for Tokyo 2020. Spain is a candidate in all classes, although the country squares will be decided at the end of the competition. Today the qualifying phase of the Finn and 470 male and female has ended and the Spanish representation in their gold groups is assured. In addition, the Xammar / Rodríguez (470 M), Mas / Cantero (470 F) and Cornudella / López (470 F) teams continue among the ten best classifications of their respective fleets.

Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero are kept in the fourth position of the 470 women and their companions Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López are up to sixth. Sofia Toro and Angela Pumariega are located at 30 of the provisional classification.

In the male class 470, Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez have completed the classification phase in the sixth position with a difference of only seven points with the Swedish Dahlberg and Bergström, provisional leaders. The Catalan team today has had 8 + 3 results and keeps Spain within the group of the first eight countries to get a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. For the moment, Onan Barreiros and Juan Curbelo are in position 35 while José Manuel Ruiz and Gabriel Utrera are in position 51 of the general.

The four Spanish ships of the Finn class have obtained the pass to the gold group to fight for the medals in the World Sailing Championship. Alex Muscat has been the best national regatist and has completed the classification phase in nineteenth position at 14 points of top 10. The second best Spanish in the Finn class is being the Joan Cardona Ballet, who holds the 26 General. In addition, Pablo Guitián (36) and Victor Gorostegui (44) will be with Muscat and Cardona in the gold group of their class.

In Laser Radial, Martina Kingdom closes the second day of its class in position 20, six points from the tenth classified. The main objective of the Kingdom and its partners is to get the country square for Tokyo 2020 and for this it is necessary to end up among the 18 best nations, a milestone that is currently being met by the Canary Regatist.

Meanwhile, Fatima Reyes is in position 35 of the General of the Radial Laser, which, if tomorrow he maintains or improves the position, would be able to qualify for the gold group of his class. They also compete with Kingdom and Kings, Ana Moncada (62) and Aina Bauza (96).

Joaquín Blanco remains the best Spanish regatist in the Laser Standard class and occupies position 21 of the provisional general. With four contested sleeves, and a 13 + 6 partial in today's tests, White adds 23 net points and is just seven points away from entering the top 10 of its class. In addition, the canary remains among the first 14 countries, ensuring Spain's presence in Tokyo 2020 in its class.

Also in Laser Standard, Joel Rodríguez is at position 44 of the provisional classification and tomorrow he will have to defend his position and not give in posts to enter the gold group. On the other hand, Carlos Rosselló (70) and Món Cañellas (106) must fight to get a square in the silver group in front of a fleet of 165 regatists.

The 49er and 49er FX classes have today debuted in the Olympic sailing world in Aarhus and the Spanish teams have started their participation with good step. In the female skiff, Patricia Suárez and Nicole van der Velden have been placed at the 13 General post thanks to the 22 + 7 + 7 they have achieved on this first day for their class.

Támara Echegoyen and Paula Barcleó, who have premiered as a team today, start from 20 with 17 net points, only six of the top 10. Echegoyen and Barceló have done 15 and 23 in the first two sleeves but in the third test of the day they have crossed the arrival in second position. Meanwhile, Carla and Marta Munté, with results of 9 + 11 + 12 are at the 28 of the general and the team of Aura Miquel and Nuria Miró occupy square 57 of the 49er FX.

The three Spanish 49th teams have started their participation with a DSQ for an offence committed during the previous days. The World Cup jury decided to penalize the Spaniards for entering the passage channel of a fast Ferry that was making its entry into port. This penalty is disposable.

Diego Botín and Iago L.Marra, with a 9 + 1 in the two sleeves that they have been able to fight, are at 17 in the General. The brothers Arturo and Federico Alonso in Plaza 50 and Luis Bugallo and Jorge Lorenzo in 78 of the provisional classification.

Tomorrow the Finn and 470 male and female classes will have their rest day. In addition, the Nacra 17 and RS: X male and female will make their debut at the Olympic Sailing World Championship that is held in Aarhus, Denmark, until next Sunday, August 12.

03 / 08 / 2018: Spain has three crews in top 10 after two days of the sailing world

Mañana tanto los Finn como los 470 masculino y femenino contarán con la última oportunidad para afianzar posiciones y entrar en los grupos oro de sus clases. Además, los 49er y 49er FX debutarán en el Campeonato del Mundo de Vela olímpica que se está disputando en Aarhus y que finaliza el próximo sábado 12 de agosto

Tomorrow both the Finn and the 470 male and female will have the last chance to strengthen positions and enter the gold groups of their classes. In addition, the 49er and 49er FX will debuts at the Olympic Sailing World Championship that is being held in Aarhus and that ends next Saturday, August 12

It ends the second day of the Olympic Sailing World Championship that is held in Aarhus, Denmark with the Spanish Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez in third position of the male class 470. The Mas / Cantero and Cornudella / Lopez teams are kept in the top 10 of the 470 female fleet. In addition, today has been a debut day for the Laser Standard and Radio. Tomorrow will be the turn of the 49er and 49er FX.

Long but profitable day for Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez, who, after having fought three sleeves, are in the third position of the male 470 class, only two points from the leadership of the Japanese Doi and Kimura. The Spanish team, which made a second yesterday in the only sleeve of the day, today has started with a 5 + 4 but in the third test has added an 18 that becomes its discard.

In 470 female, Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero go up a step and close the second day of competition in the fourth position with 17 net points for 10 of the Japanese Yoshioka and Yoshioka, who lead the fleet. Mas and Cantero today have been severed in the first sleeve and have finished third in the last test of the day.

Meanwhile, her companions Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López have had a bad start of the day with a 33 that are discarded. The Catalan have been resarted with a fourth place in the next sleeve and are in the seventh position with 22 net points.

Sofia Toro and Angela Pumariega, far from their usual results due to the long paron they have suffered from the shoulder injury of Pumariega, are at position 27 of the general.

The Laser Radial has premiered in the world of Aarhus with a thermal wind that has allowed the fleet to complete two sleeves. The Canaria Martina Reino has been the most outstanding Spanish and begins the championship at 20 in the General. Kingdom, which sails in blue group, has been sixth in the first test although in the second it has added an 18. Fátima Reyes, in a yellow group, is located in the twenty-fourth position of the general with a partial of 15 + 13. In addition to the Kingdom and Reyes, the Spanish Ana Moncada (30) and Aina Bauzá (77) are also in competition.

Joaquín Blanco has debuted in the world of sailing with one of lime and one of sand. The canary has added a 20 in the first sleeve but has been redone in the second with a fourth position. For the moment, with two completed tests, Blanco occupies the twenty-eighth position of the Laser Standard.

Today the Finn class has played its second day and completed three sleeves, for a total of four, with positive results for the Spaniards. Joan Cardona has been placed at 19 General while Alex Muscat is in the twenty-first position of the class. Cardona, who made a second yesterday, today has added a 12 + 12 + 20 to his locker and the last result is discarded. On the other hand, Muscat has gone to the best and is discarded on the 16th of yesterday by adding today some partials of 10 + 4 + 13. For his part, Pablo Guitián is 29 and Victor Gorostegui is 48 of the provisional general.

For their part, Onana Barreiros and Juan Curbelo are at the 30 of the general of the 470 males and José Manuel Ruiz and Gabriel Utrera in the 38 of this class. In Laser Standard, Carlos Rosselló (93), Joel Rodríguez (95) and Món Cañellas (102) also compete.

02 / 08 / 2018: First day in Aarhus del Mundial de Vela and Spain has two teams of seconds

Xammar/Rodríguez, en 470, y Joan Cardona, en Finn, ocupan la segunda posición de sus respectivas clases

Xammar / Rodríguez, in 470, and Joan Cardona, in Finn, occupy the second position of their respective classes.

The Spanish athletes who take part in the World Sailing Championship that is taking place in Aarhus, Denmark, have played a first day marked by the little wind and in which they have debuted three of the ten Olympic classes. The 470 males and the Finn class have only been able to complete one sleeve while the 470 females have closed the day with two tests. It highlights the performance of Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez, seconds in 470 male; Joan Cardona, second in Finn; and Silvia Mas / Patricia Cantero, quintas and Bàrbara Cornudella / Sara López, sextas in 470 female.

Good start for Jordi Xammar and Nico Rodríguez in the male class 470. In the only race of the day they have achieved the second position of their group, so they are placed in the general's positions of head. In addition, the other two national teams have also achieved good results. Onana Barreriros and Juan Curbelo have been octavos and José Manuel Ruiz and Gabriel Utrera have made a 12 in the only contested manga.

Jordi Xammar has been happy to have "started well" the championship although he claims that "today has been more of a warming." Tomorrow the 470 men have three tests scheduled and Xammar says it will be "like starting from scratch." As for the manga disputed today, the Catalan pattern has explained that after a good departure, the Spanish tandem has managed to "navigate very well tactitically and with good speed."

In the Finn class, and also with only one disputed test, the Joan Cardona ballast has stood out among the national fleet with a second place in the blue group of its class. The second best Spanish has been the Catalan Alex Muscat, with a 16 in the only sleeve of this day. For its part, Pablo Guitián has premiered with a 28 in the general and Victor Gorostegui has started the world with a 34 in his locker.

The 470 women have been able to complete two sleeves because the wind conditions have improved during the afternoon. Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero have been placed in the fifth position of the general with some 8 + 7 partials and follow them closely Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López, sextas with 10 + 8 results in the tests of the day.

Sofia Toro and Angela Pumayega have started hard and have been sexy in the first manga but in the second they have added a 36 with what they are placed in the 20 of the provisional general.

Tomorrow the Laser Standard and Radio classes will debut in the Sailing World Championship that is being held in Aarhus from today and will end next Saturday.

02 / 08 / 2018: The World Sailing Championship with an important presence of Spain begins in Danish waters

The Spanish pre-Olympic team will begin its participation in the World Sailing Championship that this year brings together the ten Olympic classes in Aarhus, Denmark, and will mark the start of the race towards Tokyo 2020 with the first country squares in liza for the Olympic Games.

The competition will be developed in a phased manner. The Finn and 470 male and female classes will be the first to compete, starting to sail on Thursday, August 2 and with the medal race scheduled for Thursday, 9.

The Spanish representation in Finn will be carried out by Alejandro Muscat, Joan Cardona, Victor Gorostegui and Pablo Guitian. With the medals in mind, the other objective of the Spanish will be to be able to meet the eight best countries to ensure Spanish participation in Tokyo 2020.

In the case of the 470 males, three teams will defend the national pavilion: Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez; José Manuel Ruiz and Gabriel Utrera Thompson; and Onan Barreiros and Juan Curbelo. On the part of the 470 female, Spain will have Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero; Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López; and Sofía Toro and Angela Pumariega, who will return to the competition after overcoming a shoulder injury. As in the Finn class, the 470 will have to be among the first eight countries to seal the Olympic passport.

On Friday 3, the Laser Standard and Radial will be debuted, classes that will compete until Friday 10, the day of medical race. Joaquín Blanco and Joel Rodríguez, gold and bronze respectively at the Mediterranean Games held this summer in Tarragona, are profiled as favorites among the Spanish. They will also be in Aarhus Carlos Rosselló and Món Cañellas. On the part of the Laser Radial, Martina Reino, bronze at the Mediterranean Games, will be the main Spanish baza along with Ana Moncada, Fatima Reyes and Aina Bauzá.

The 49er and 49er FX will debut on Saturday 4 and plan to complete fourteen sleeves before making the 11-day medal race. The qualifying cut for Tokyo for this class is in the top eight by country. As for the male skiff, Spain will have three crews in the sailing world: Diego Botín and Iago L.Marra, current European champions; the Federico and Arturo Alonso brothers and the tandem formed by Luis Bugallo and Jorge Lorenzo.

In 49er FX there will be four ships that will search for the medals and country square for Tokyo 2020. The return to the competition, after becoming a subchampion of the return to the world Volvo Ocean Race, by Támara Echegoyen, who forms a new team with Paula Barceló. In Aarhus will also be the sisters Carla and Marta Munté; Patricia Suárez and Nicole van der Velden; and the tandem formed Aura Miquel and Nuria Miró.

On Sunday, August 6, the Nacra 17, the male and female boards, and the Formula Kite will begin to compete. For the Nacra 17, getting the square in Tokyo 2020 is going to be among the eight best countries lying than the male RS: X have the cut in the tenth country position and the female in the eleventh place of the nation classification.

Fernando Echávarri and Tara Pacheco, along with Iker Martínez and Olga Maslivets, will be the two Spanish crews that compete in the Nacra 17 class. In RS: X male national representatives will be Ivan Pastor, Sergi Scandinell, Joan Carles Cardona, Angel Granda-Roque, Juan Manuel Moreno, Fernando González de la Madrid and Tomás Vieito. As for the women's tables, Blanca Manchón and Marina Péraau, gold and silver respectively at the Mediterranean Games, will compete for Spain.

On the part of the IKA - Formula Kite male, Alejandro Citation, national champion of this modality, and Javier Bernabéu will seek the world gold in the Danish competition.