Spain improves in the RS World: X of Torbole but not enough for Tokyo 2020

Spain improves in the RS World: X of Torbole but not enough for Tokyo 2020

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España acaba entre los veinte primeros y con una clara progresión en condiciones de planeo. El equipo nacional ha sabido defenderse mejor que en 2018

Spain ends up in the top twenty and with a clear progression in planning conditions.... the national team has been better able to defend itself than in the 2018 World Cup

It has ended in Torbole, Lago di Garda, the RS: X World Championship classifying for the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020, in which the Spanish regatists have demonstrated their progression with strong wind although they have not reached the medals.

In addition, Spain has been the third country with the most classified in the gold group men who formed on Wednesday after the first round, behind France and Israel, and ahead of high-level countries such as the Netherlands or Italy.

The gold of these worlds in men has gone to Kiran Badloe, while the silver has been for Dorian Van Rijsselberghe, and the bronze for Pierre Le Coq. In women the gold metal has been for Yunxiu Lu, the silver for Katy Spychakov, and the bronze for Lilian De Geus.

White Manchón at 16 and Sergi Scandinell at 17 have been the best positioned Spanish in a fleet of 236 athletes from 47 countries, one of the most numerous views ever in a world of this type.

The second best classified Spanish has been Pilar La Madrid, from the Puerto Sherry Nautical Club, which has finished the World Cup in 47th position... the third Spanish championship, Blanca Carracedo Serra, who did not get his pass to the gold group, has ended in 89th position.

The Gaditano Juanma Moreno has been the second of the nine Spaniards of the male fleet, ending the competition at position 24. Third among the Spaniards was the Galician Tomás Vieito, of the Royal Nautical Club Rodeira, which has ended at the 28th place... Angel Granda, of the Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria, has ended at 32nd.

The veteran of the Spanish fleet Ivan Pastor, who has two Olympic games - Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 - in his existence and who classified Spain for Tokyo 2020 in the world of Aarhus (Denmark), has ended in 27th position.

The last Spanish of the gold group has been Joan Carles Cardona, who has finished 53... already in the silver group, Fernando González De La Madrid has finished at the 85 and 21 in category sub21, and Guillem Segu in category 110 and 38 in category sub21.

On the other hand, nine countries have been classified for Tokyo 2020 in the category of women: Hong Kong, Brazil, Peru, Finland, Mexico, Hungary and Turkey. In men, the eight disputed places have gone to Korea, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Belarus, Lithuania, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Turkey, Mexico, and Malta.

The Spanish pre-Olympic team of RS: X is now going home to rest, but it will not be for long: on January 19, the Hempel Sailing World Cup Miami will start, which will end on January 26... and from February 23 to 29, they are expected in Auckland, the 2020 world.

26 / 09 / 2019: The Spanish fleet of RS: X continues its struggle in Torbole to be at the top of the table

Blanca Manchón en el Campeonato del Mundo RS:X 2019

White Manchon in the RS World Championship: X 2019

The Spanish fleet participating in the world-wide Olympic windsurfing class RS: X, which are taking place in Torbole, in the middle of Lake Garda in Italy, is struggling to climb posts after a start complicated by the number of participants and the changing wind conditions. So far six sleeves have been released for men and six for women in which all athletes have highlighted the difficulty of exits

The sportsman of Formentera and member of the Spanish pre-Olympic team Sergi Scandinell, of Club Nàutic Arenal, is the first Spanish in the provisional classification in position number 20, with a remarkable second place in the fifth manga of the championship.

He was followed by Spanish flag in the provisional general two other pre-Olympic, the Gaditan Juan Manuel Moreno at position 28, after a 14-19-15 yesterday and a 34 (which he has ruled out) -10-17 today, and the canary Angel Granda - the current champion of Spain, of the Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria - at position 31.

The veteran of the Spanish male and also pre-Olympic fleet Ivan Pastor, who classified Spain for Tokyo 2020, currently occupies the 33rd position, while Tomás Vieito, of the Royal Nautical Club Rodeira, is located at 34. First in the general is, after five completed tests, the French Pierre Le Coq, who signed a 1-4-5 yesterday, and a 1-1-2 today.

For its part, Blanca Manchón, the current Spanish champion of RS: X of the Seville Nautical Club and who gave Spain the square for Tokyo 2020 in females, is the first Spanish to be classified. The sevillana has ended today at position 27 of the provisional.

His training partner Pilar La Madrid, from the Puerto Sherry Nautical Club, has achieved a third place in the last manga today, allowing him to reassemble several posts until 29. For its part Blanca Carracedo, also from Club Náutico Sevilla, is located at 97. The Dutch Lilian De Geus leads the table, with a 10-8-1 yesterday, and a 2-1-7 today.