Ready Steady Tokyo, the pre-Olympic test held this week at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, has finished with a bronze medal for Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez in 470, as well as nine Spanish finalists in a total of three classes

The pre-Olympic meeting of the Ready Steady Tokyo, which is considered a step forward of what could happen in the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020, has now ended with bronze for Spain as well as several regatists among the top ten of its classes.

The lack of wind has dazzled a last day in which the fleet of 470 men, Finn, and Laser Radial have run out of graces or struggle for medals among the finalists. Only the final race of 470 women has been celebrated... so the bronze has gone directly to the Spanish team of 470 formed by Jordi Xammar of the Garraf Nautical Club and Nicolás Rodríguez of the Royal Nautical Club of Vigo

Among those who could not be beaten by the podium because of the wind conditions (8-9 knots that have been decreasing) was Finn Joan Cardona's regatist. The menorquin arrived in Enoshima with serious podium options after a magnificent 2019 in which he has conquered gold in the youth worlds of the class as well as silver in the world Sub 23.

After a week of fighting the best in the world, regatists to a large extent of age and experience, Cardona remained in a ninth meritorious position that confirms it as one of the most important men in one of the oldest Olympic classes in existence, and in which the Hungarian Zsombor Berecz has been crowned.

The only ones that have been able to do the water today and celebrate their race for the medals have been the females of 470, class in which Spain had two teams among the ten finalists. Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero have ended up in sixth position, while Barbara Cornudella and Sara López did so in eighth place, showing that they will also be content to take into account in Tokyo 2020.

Another class in which Spain has produced a good result has been that of 49er, where Diego Botín and Iago Marra have finished in seventh position, while in the female competition of the same class Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barceló ended in fifth place.

Those who have not been able to fight the medical race have been White Manchón in RS: X, Martina Kingdom and Fatima Reyes in Laser Radial, Joaquín Blanco in Laser. Neither was Iker Martínez and Olga Maslivets able to make progress in the Nacra 17 competition, although in their case due to a female crew injury.

21 / 08 / 2019: Face and cross for the Spanish sailing team, in Tokyo waters

The fifth day of the pre-Olympic sailing that is disputed in Tokyo waters has ended with a face and a cross for the Spanish team... the best news has arrived since the 49er class, after the crew formed by Diego Botín and Iago López have conquered the Medal Race and have ascended to the seventh place of the general... the setback has suffered the Spanish representation in the class Nacra 17 Olga Maslivets has suffered an injury during one of the contested sleeves yesterday and today their ship has not gone to the field of races to dispute the race between the best 10 classified

The waters of Tokyo have been the stage of the victory of Diego Botín and Iago López in the 49th class Medal Race ahead of the German and British ships. This first position allows them to ascend in the general classification until the seventh position.

Those who have not been able to fight the 17-class Medal Race are Iker Martínez and Olga Maslivets. The most veteran crew of the pre-Olympic team... have thus added 22 points and descend to the tenth position of the general, in a class dominated by the Italian boat ITA 26 and the two British crews.

The 49er FX class has also celebrated its Medal Race and Spanish representatives Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barceló have consolidated their fifth place after their ninth place today.

As for the rest of the Spanish crews, the Medal Race corresponding to their classes both Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez who march third in 470 male, Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero and Barbara Cornudella and Sara López who leave from the fifth and eighth position in 470 female, and the Menorcan Joan Cardona, who is ninth in the Finn class, remain to be celebrated.

Those who do not dispute the Medal Race of their category for having been left out of the top 10 classified are White Manchon in RS: X, Martina Kingdom and Fatima Reyes in Laser Radial and Joaquin White in Laser.