Following the race was the delivery of medals, in an event held in the Patio de Ceremonias of the Centro especializado de Tecnificación Deportiva de Vela Bay of Cadiz that presided Paco Coro, president of the Andalusian Federation of Vela, accompanied by the provincial secretary general of the Council of Education and Sport of the Junta de Andalucía, Francisco López Infante, and the council of Sports of the City Council of El Puerto de Santa María, Lola Campos

The Andalusian Antonio Medina, only Spanish to achieve gold. The canary Angel Granda and the wood Nicole Van der Velden hang the silver, while the canary Enrichetta Bettini and the Andalusian Aurelio Terry achieve the bronze Sub 17 and Sub 21.

The Brazilian Mateus Isaac, the Italians Marta Maggetti, Sofia Renna and Manolo Modena, the Hong Kong Ling Yeung, the Czech Nela Sadilkova, the Spanish Antonio Medina and the Polish Maria Rudowicz, are the champions of theiQFOil Games Cadiz,the second international event of the new Olympic discipline that has been held in the waters of the Gaditana Bay throughout this week, and that today came to an end after a day reserved for the first ten of each class.

In conclusion, a total of 18 tests were completed, three per class, necessary to classify the two rivals of the great final to three, along with the leader of the general who got the direct pass the day before. The latest tests have been marked by 10 knots of average intensity in the two areas of race.

Among the men, the Brazilian Mateus Isaac hangs the gold medal after the final with the Spanish Angel Granda and the Hongkonese Ling Yeung, among which the canary overcomes. For his part, the visitor achieves the title Sub 21, in which he is accompanied by the American Alexander Temko and the Andalusian Aurelio Terry of the CN Sevilla. On the other hand, the Valencian Jose Luis Boronat remained at the doors of the final in the fourth place, followed by a post below by the Galician Tomás Vieito, and in the eighth, the Andalusian Fernando Martínez del Monte (CAND Chipiona).

The Spanish Nicole Van der Velden has not been able to overcome her great work among women, defeated today by the Italian Marta Maggetti. The wood hangs the silver and next to them goes up to the podium the Italian Giorgia Speciale. For its part the Andalusian Blanca Manchón (CN Sevilla) is classified tenth. The champion Sub 21 is the Italian Sofia Renna, followed by the Turkish Mence Vatan and the Italian Linda Oprandi.

The Andalusian Antonio Medina is the only Spanish champion in the international championship. The windsurfer of the RC El Candado of Malaga is good for his assault on the leadership in the penultimate day and he hangs the gold, supported by the Poles Igor Lewinski and Maciej Dabek. Also within the top10, the Catalans Cesar Alonso and Sandro Portune, from Salou. Among the girls is the Polish Maria Rudowicz, with silver and bronze for Hungarian Hanna Simon and Spanish Enrichetta Bettini of the Gran Canaria RCN. The Andalusian Arancha Sahuquillo (CN Sevilla) lost in semi-finals and is classified fourth, followed in the seventh place by Carmen Pica of the CN Puerto Sherry.

In the male Sub-19 class, the French Emile Roullet has not been able to retain the first position he arrived at in the previous day, and he loses in the final against the Italians Manolo Modena, first, and Jacopo Gavioli. Surprise also among the girls, with the final victory of the Czech Nela Sadilkova that accessed the final and defeated the Polish Aleksandra Wasiewicz and the Czech Katerina Altmannova, second and third, respectively.

2022-03-12: iQFOil Games Cadiz: The Spanish Van der Velden and Medina to the final

The Spanish Nicole Van der Velden and Antonio Medina achieve their direct pass to the final. The canary Ángel Granda and the Andalusian White Manchón will also be on Sunday's medals. The Andalusian Arancha Sahuquillo passes to the semifinals and also within the top10, the Catalans Cesar Alonso and Sandro Portune, the Valencian José Luis Boronat and the Andalusians Carmen Pica and Fernando Martínez del Cerro

The International iQFOil Games Cadiz is already ready for sentence in the Gaditana Bay, after the fourth and penultimate day has been held on Saturday. It was a few minutes after 4: 00 in the afternoon when the conditions finally allowed the machinery and the athletes to start up, and then compete in slalom tests for three hours, with the SW winds of 10 knots of medium intensity.

It was necessary to wait to give one last chance to the seekers to get into the top10 and ensure their pass to the different medals that will put the closing to the championship this Sunday. The first ten of each class, of which the first classified has a direct pass to the end, the second and third to the semifinals, and from the fourth to the tenth to the final quarters, have access. 12: 00 is the appointment for this last day in the two areas of race.

Among the men, Brazilian Mateus Isaac takes advantage of the rents to get leader to the final after his most irregular day. The opposite is true of the Canary Ángel Granda, which is used for two first and a fifth to climb to the second place, cutting the distance with the Brazilian to ten points. Granda gets his pass to semifinals next to the Hongkonese Ling Yeung, absolute third and first Sub 21, title he has practically insured.

It is followed by the Spanish Tomás Vieito, who goes down to the fourth place forced to rule out an offline today. Also within the top10 are the Andalusian Fernando Martínez del Cerro (CAND Chipiona) and the windsurfer of Javea José Luis Boronat, eighth and tenth, respectively.

I pass directly to the final for the Spanish Nicole Van der Velden in the group of women, among whom the Italian Marta Maggetti is using two so many today to reposition second, bringing four points to her compatriot Giorgia Speciale, third. It will also continue to compete until the end the Andalusian Blanca Manchón (CN Sevilla) that holds seventh after winning today's first slalom. The Italian Sofia Renna retains the lead Sub 21 and is away from the Turkish Mlive Vatan, second to more than twenty points.

Impressive the push of the Andalusian Antonio Medina in the category Sub 17, in which the windsurfer of the RC El Candado turns the marker and recovers the first position and direct access to the great final. The Andalusian holds the pressure to take advantage of his performance and the pinch of the Polish Igor Lewinski, now second with seven points more than the Andalusian. The third place is for Portuguese Martim Mendes. The Catalan Cesar Alonso and Sandro Portune, seventh and eighth, also enter the top10.

There are no surprises among the girls Sub 17, where the Polish Maria Rudowicz remains imbued, followed by the Andalusian Arancha Sahuquillo del CN Sevilla and the Czech Alexandra Lojinova, both already in semi-finals. He also competes tomorrow the NCN windsurfer Puerto Sherry, Carmen Pica, seventh.

The effect of the French Emile Roullet in the male category Sub 19, in which the galo wins all the tests today to get leader to the final. The Italians Jacopo Gavioli, who is going up a post, and Manolo Modena, who is going down from the first to the third, both in the semifinals. They complete the top10 by this order, the Polish Machura, the Czech Drda, the Polish Pietrzak, the Italian Pilloni and the French Martin, Assorin and Nicolas.

Among the girls, the first place is confirmed on the side of the Polish Aleksandra Wasiewicz for a point on her compatriot Pola Wawrzyniak, which passes to semi-finals with the Czech Kristyna Pinosova. As in almost all classes, equality between applicants provides for high voltage endings.

2022-03-11: iQFOil Games Cadiz: the Spanish Nicole Van der Velden recovers the lead

The Spanish Nicole Van der Velden regains leadership in a demanding day in the Gaditana Bay and the Andalusian Arancha Sahuquillo is placed second Sub 17 in the absence of two days for the end

Spectacular this Friday was the development of the International iQFOil Games Cadiz in the Gaditana Bay, with a third day marked by the 18-kt SW winds of medium intensity with 22 rachas. Hard conditions that have allowed windsurfers to deploy all their physical potential and to take the highest performance to the hydrophoil from their tables.

With the part in hand, the organization decided on Thursday evening to advance the schedule in order to take advantage of the conditions, ordering the first exits around 9: 30 in the morning. A successful decision to add six new tests to the senior fleet and Sub 21, and four to Sub 17 and Sub 19. The format chosen today was trapeze for all.

With eleven tests already and two discards, Brazilian Mateus Isaac dismisses a second as the worst result today, on a day in which he has won four of the six trials disputed. The Brazilian distance from the top, now supported by the Spanish Tomas Vieito, who access the second place with twenty-one more points.

The Spaniard gets into the fight taking advantage of his best day. He is followed by two points plus the Hongkonese Ling Yeung who drops a post but retains the title Sub 21. Today, too, it could have been the day for the canary Ángel Granda, but the break of the stick in the last test prevents it from going up from the fourth place to three podium points.

Among the women, the Spanish Nicole Van der Velden regains her first position and does so with power on a day in which she does not fail and accumulates three wins. The madrileña rents 11 points to its immediate follower, the Italian Giorgia Speciale, to whom now the Finnish Aleksandra Blinnikka, third.

At the podium doors with options is the Italian Marta Maggetti, followed by the Croatian Palma Cargo, the Polish Maja Kuchta, the Hongkonese Ma Kwan Ching and the Andalusian White Manchón in the seventh place. Good day also for the Italian Sofia Renna who retains the lead Sub 21 and already puts ten points to the Turkish Mlive Vatan.

The changes in the male Sub-19 category follow, with a new lead at the hands of the Italian Manolo Modena after remaining imbued throughout the four trials played today by the Juveniles. He is followed by seven points plus the French Emile Roullet, who loses the top forced to rule out an 11th.

With six more points, the third place is for the Italian Jacobo Gavioli. Among the three it seems that it will be the outcome, with the next classified, the Polish Konrad Machura, at 11 points. The first Spanish remains the Andalusian Alejandro Arauz of the CN Puerto Sherry, in the fifteenth place.

The Polish Pola Wawrzyniak, for her part, has not been able to hold the first place among the girls Sub 19 and gives in three places, after a day in which she has found more opposition than desired. The first position is now for his compatriot Aleksandra Wasiewicz, yesterday second for a point and today leader with six and seven less than the Czech Kristyna Pinosova and Katerina Altmannova, second and third and protagonists of the many of the day, with three for Pinosova. The windsurfer of the CN Sevilla, Lucía García-Cubilana, remains the first Spanish, although today's has not been its best day and he has dropped four posts until the first one.

The Polish Igor Lewinski remains unstoppable in its goal and today has again won the four tests to tie the first place among the younger, category Sub 17. For its part the Andalusian Antonio Medina of the RC El Candado of Málaga, follows for all and with a fourth as the worst result is worth three second to strengthen the second place.

The Spanish already rents 15 points to the third, as the Czech Tibor Nevelos with four points of income on the Polish Maciej Dabek and the Portuguese Martim Mendes, tied in the fourth and fifth place, respectively. The Spanish of Salou Cesar Alonso falls from the podium, now sixth with one more point.

Among the girls, the Polish Maria Rudowicz seems to have all the conditions well, and today she has shown it again, adding another four first who make her an imbecile leader after seven tests. The second best in this difficult day has been the Andalusian Arancha Sahuquillo of the CN Sevilla, which recovers the second place and puts almost ten points to the Czech Alexandra Lojinova, third. For her part, Hungarian Hanna Simon loses her podium but in her hands she is recovering it and saving the only point that separates it from it.

This Saturday will be the penultimate day in the face of the end of the championship and is back to the schedule of previous days, with the first exits from 12: 00, and a part that announces a new fall from the wind.

2022-03-10: More wind on the second day in the iQFOil Games Cadiz

More wind and pressure in the second round of the Gaditana Bay, after which visitors access all the leaders on an irregular day for the interests of the Spanish

Provellous day today in the Gaditana Bay for the second assault of the International iQFOil Games Cadiz, thanks to a wind that from less to more, ended up marking a splendid and regatta day. The Slalom has been for the second day the format chosen for all classes until completing three tests plus the senior and Sub 21, and two the Junior Sub 17 and Sub 19.

Among the men, the Brazilian leader Mateus Isaac remains, who, with two first and with the discard of a 19th, is now adding more than a dozen points to the Hongkone Ling Yeung. The leader Sub 21 goes up to the second absolute position thanks to the discard of an 11th, with two 5th on the other two routes. At two points is the Finnish Jacob Eklund validating a 1st and a 5th, and like the previous ones dismissing a pinch.

For his part, the last Spanish Olympic representative, the Canary Angel Granda, is forced to work hard to return to the top, after a very irregular day in which he has gone from a 23rd to a 15th and a 1st. Granda now stands fourth to three points from the provisional podium, with one less than the second Sub 21, the American Alexander Temko.

Round day for Finnish Aleksandra Blinnikka, which surprises with three first and rises from the fourth to the first place among women. With two and four more points, the Italian Giorgia Speciale, 1,5.1, and the Spanish Nicole Van der Valden, who, despite losing the first place, saves the furniture with the discard of a 13th that accompanied two 3rd.

The Andalusian Blanca Manchón (CN Sevilla) is placed fifth with two 5th and a 7th, tied with the Hongkonese Ma Kwan Ching (5.1.19), fourth. Changes also in the leadership Sub 21, now in the hands of the Italian Sofia Renna (9,7,17) for two points on the Turkish Mlive Vatan, today 19th, 3rd and 13th.

I turn to the head of the male category Sub 19, where now he commands the French Emile Roullet with two first and a third, followed by six more points by the Poles Maciej Pietrzak and Konrad Machura tied in second and third place, respectively. The first Spanish in this class is the Andalusian Alejandro Arauz of the CN Puerto Sherry, which is located in the thirteenth place only two points from the top10.

Among the girls, Polish Pola Wawrzyniak adds a second to her first of yesterday and takes advantage of the discard of an 11th to remain leader by the minimum of one point on her compatriot Aleksandra Wasiewicz, who won the first test today but is forced to discard an off-line in the next.

The third place with two more points is for the French Lila Bondois, 4th and 2nd. Equality also stalks the podium, with the fourth classified, the Polish Karolina Gajdzinska, at one point. The first Spanish is the windsurfer of the CN Sevilla, Lucía García-Cubilana, seventh in his favor with the Polish Katerina Altmannova.

One point now separates the Andalusian Antonio Medina (RC El Candado) from the leadership among the Sub 17 boys, after he has today been overcome by the Polish Igor Gdavisle with two victories against a third and a second of the Malagasy. The third position is for another Spanish, the athlete of the CN Salou, Cesar Alonso, who in his aspirations must control the strong pressure he receives from behind, with the Portuguese Martim Mendes and the Spanish also of Salou Sandro Portune, tied in the fourth and fifth place to one point.

Among the girls, the Polish Maria Rudowicz remains leader, followed by two and three more points by this order by the Hungarian Hanna Simon and the Andalusian Arancha Sahuquillo of the CN Sevilla, who exchange their positions with respect to the first day.

This Friday the appointment comes to its equator with the third of its five days, and the first scheduled departures at 12: 00.

2022-03-10: The International iQFOil Games Cadiz runs in the Gaditana Bay

The Spanish Nicole Van der Valden leads the women's fleet, where the great absence is the Andalusian Pilar Lamadrid

Shy start for the International iQFOil Games Cadiz in the waters of the bay of Cadiz, where today the soft wind and the strong current have been protagonists next to the fleet of very high level participating in the second test of the international circuit of the new Olympic discipline of Windsurf.

The Senior, Sub 21 and Sub 19 men completed two tests, and one in the case of the women Sub 19 and the fleet Sub 17, sufficient to open the classifications with the first leaders at the hands of the Brazilian Mateus Isaac and the Spanish Nicole Van der Valden in the Senior categories; the Hongkonese Ling Yeung and the Turkish Mlive Vatan in male and female Sub 21; the Italian Federico Alan Pilloni and the Polish pola Wawrzyniak in Sub 19, and the Andalusian Antonio Medina and the Polish Maria Rudicz in Sub 17.

Among the men, the Brazilian Mateus Isaac won the two slaloms and put two points into the canary Angel Granda, 3rd and 1st, with the third place for the leader Sub 21, the Hong Kong windsurfer, Ling Yeung (5.3), who issues with his compatriot Ching Yin Cheng. With two more points, the fourth absolute and second Sub 21 is the American Alexander Temko.

Among the women, the member of the Spanish pre-Olympic team, the Madrileña Nicole Van der Valden was in the lead after winning the second slalom to which she arrived with a third, and rents two points to the Italian Giorgia Speciale, 1st and 5th. The third position with six more points is for the Hongkoness Ma Kwan Ching, 1st and 11th, followed with the same points by three athletes; Finnish Aleksandra Blinnikka, German Alisa Engelmann and Italian Marta Maggetti.

The great absence in this fleet for a favorite and host is the Andalusian of the CN Puerto Sherry, Pilar Lamadrid, who will miss the championship for an untimely jar. Meanwhile, his partner on the team Blanca Manchón (CN Sevilla), today, won a test that does not look enough for an off-line initial that, in the absence of discards, places him thirteenth. The first Sub 21 is the Turkish Mlive Vatan, followed by the Italian Sofia Renna, the second moment with an off-line which was later arranged with a 7th.

In the male category Sub 19, the first three classified validated a single result, that of the first slalom, and used the irregularity of their rivals to position themselves at the top. In the head, Italian Federico Alan Pilloni with a first, followed by Czech David Drda with a third and French Emile Roullet with a fifth.

The next is the Polish Konrad Machura who rents one point more than the galo with two 3rd. Among the girls, the first is Pola Wawrzyniak, followed by her compatriot Karolina Gajdzinska and the French lila Bondois, with the same positions in the only test disputed by this fleet.

The Sub 17 also add one test, which leaves the Andalusian Antonio Medina of the Malagasy Real Club El Candado as the first leader among the boys, supported by Portuguese Martim Mendes and Czech Tibor Nevelos. Among the girls, the Polish Maria Rudowicz will defend tomorrow the first place, followed by the Andalusian Arancha Sahuquillo of the CN Sevilla, and the Hungarian Hanna Simon, third... tomorrow begins the second day at the edge of 12: 00.