Wednesday, 25 July 2018 23:57
Surprise Leaders Take Honours at Start of Kite Racing Worlds in Italy
The opening exchanges at kiteboarding’s high-octane TwinTip: Racing (TT:R) World Championships in southern Italy threw up some unexpected leaders after a day of mixed conditions. Twin-tip racing novice, France’s Titouan Galea, was a little surprised to find himself top of the leaderboard at the end of day one, overhauling the reigning world and European title holders in the process on the slalom track just off Gizzeria’s Hang Loose Beach. The women’s TT:R Worlds fight, played out in breezes that ranged from 11kts to 14kts after earlier unseasonal thunderstorms, also saw Galea’s countrywoman Poema Newland top the standings after the first…
Wednesday, 25 July 2018 11:31
World’s Leading Kite Racers Ready for Title Showdown in Southern Italy
A fleet of the globe’s fastest young kite racers has gathered to battle for the 2018 TwinTip: Racing (TT:R) World title on the warm, turquoise waters off southern Italy’s Hang Loose Beach. The strong field of 59 racers from 19 countries, including the two-time world title holder, Germany’s Florian Gruber, will go head-to-head in the frenetic TT:R slalom-boardercross discipline over five upcoming days of competition at Gizzeria, Calabria. With the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) on the horizon, where kiteboard racing makes its inaugural appearance, the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) also included a Pump Kite division to give qualifiers a last…
Wednesday, 16 May 2018 16:41
Universality Places for Kiteboarding's Youth Olympic Events Re-Assigned to the World Championships
World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing including windsurfing and kiteboarding, has published a list of qualified countries including two universality places for Youth Men Windsurfing. These two places were granted to Oman and Myanmar.No other universality places have been claimed in compliance with the IOC qualification scheme which required applications to be made before March 31st, 2017, neither for Windsurfing nor for Kiteboarding.The qualification system describes that unused universality places default to the World qualification events, and that the next country not yet qualified is awarded the place.
Thursday, 10 May 2018 08:36
TT:R Youth World Champions Crowned in China as Final Youth Olympics Places are Claimed
The victors of both the boys and girls titles at the TwinTip:Racing (TT:R) Slalom Youth World Champions sealed their wins with dominant performances that mirrored their progress through the enthralling event on China’s tropical Hainan Island.The Dominican Republic’s Adeuri Corniel was almost untouchable in the high-octane races, capturing the title with room to spare. He was so far ahead in the rankings, he was able to discard first places from earlier elimination round deciders.
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Monday, 07 May 2018 20:09
Dominicans Dominate in Intense Battles at Youth Worlds in China
Young kiteboard racers from the Dominican Republic charged to the top of the leaderboard after a long day of close-fought racing at the TwinTip: Racing (TT:R) World Championships being staged on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan.Freestyle star Adeuri Corniel (DOM) grabbed the top spot with a dominant performance on the penultimate day of the competition, seizing three wins from three in the crucial elimination round deciders.
Sunday, 06 May 2018 17:33
Drama at Opening of TT:R Youth Worlds Throws Up Surprises in Perfect Racing Conditions
Costly mistakes by many of the favourites to take the titles at the 2018 TwinTip:Racing (TT:R) Slalom Youth World Championships in Hainan, China, threw up a few surprises at the top of standings after the first day of racing.After two frustrating, windless opening days, many of the young athletes seemed over-anxious and committed the cardinal error of crossing the start-lines early and were eliminated from heats or the all-important elimination round decider.As a result some, like reigning International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) TT:R Youth World Champion Sofia Tomasoni (ITA) and boys’ title holder Cameron Maramenides (USA), found themselves down the leaderboard.The…
Saturday, 05 May 2018 17:19
Popularity of TT:R Slalom Serves as Perfect Pathway to High-Performance Kiteboard Racing
The appeal of the relatively new kiteboarding discipline of TwinTip:Racing (TT:R) Slalom for young athletes is underscored by the number of competitors who have travelled from all over the globe to battle for the Youth World titles in China.The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) TT:R Slalom World Championships—which also doubles as the final qualification event for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Argentina—sees 23 nations fighting for four spots in the boys’ division and 14 nations going after another four in the girls’ group on the tropical island of Hainan.For the 62 athletes all born between 2000 and 2003 the chance to…
Friday, 04 May 2018 18:15
Draw of Olympics Kiteboarding Glory Prompts Nations to Field Big Teams
The lure of winning kiteboarding’s inaugural medals at the forthcoming Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Argentina has pushed many countries to field large national teams at the TwinTip:Racing (TT:R) Slalom World Championships in China.For the first time in kiteboarding, big national squads backed by their national sailing and kiting federations have made the trip to Hainan Island’s Bo’ao in the hope their young racers can land some of the remaining eight slots for the games in Buenos Aires in October.While racing on the water is an individual effort, the racers, all born between 2000 and 2003, have been revelling in their…
Thursday, 03 May 2018 17:51
Leading Young Kiteboard Racers Line-Up in China to Battle for World Titles and Final Olympics Slots
Most of the globe’s quickest young kiteboarders have gathered on China’s tropical Hainan island for an intriguing showdown to fight for the final spots to compete at the upcoming Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Argentina.The coveted TwinTip: Racing (TT:R) Slalom Youth World Championship titles to be fought out over the next five days of intense action will also serve as the stage for the YOG qualifiers, with four slots each available for boys and girls all under 19.Twelve of the total of 24 places at the youth games in Buenos Aires in October have already been allocated at three International…
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