Where are the Olympics for kitesurfing in 2024?
Men’s Kite Final | Sailing | Olympic Games Paris 2024. The Men’s Formula Kite is a sailing event part of the Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics program in Marseille and takes place between 4–9 August 2024.
Who won kitesurfing gold?
Britain’s Ellie Aldridge wins the first gold in kitesurfing, billed as the fastest Olympic event | AP News. Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille.Team GB’s Ellie Aldridge wins first ever Olympic kitesurfing gold medal | Paris Olympic Games 2024 | The Guardian.
Who won the 2024 Olympic kite foiling tournament?
On Aug 9, 2024, Maximillian Maeder clinched the bronze medal for kitefoiling, a sport that made its debut in this year’s Paris Olympics. This is Singapore’s third bronze, and its sixth Olympic medal ever. At 17, he is also Singapore’s youngest Olympic medallist. Maximilian Maeder OLY (born 12 September 2006) is a Singaporean Formula Kite professional athlete. He is the reigning Formula Kite World, Asiad, Asian and European champion.Maximilian Maeder crowned KiteFoil World Series overall champion. SINGAPORE – It has been a long season for Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder, but what has kept him going is his love of competing.
What is the highest recorded kite?
The undisputed highest altitude by a single kite is 4,879. Robert Moore (Australia) in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, on 23 September 2014. The record for the highest single kite flown is 3801 metres (12,471ft). The world record for the longest ‘kite fly’ is 180 hours. Some Japanese kites weigh over 2 tons. And some of the longest Chinese Dragon kites are over 600 metres long.
How fast is the Olympic kite surfing?
Kite foiling sees riders ‘fly’ above the water on hydrofoils attached to boards and powered by huge kites. They can reach incredible speeds of up to 45 knots (51 mph). The longest journey kite surfing (male) is 2,780. Brian Kiss von Soly (Australia) in Aspendale, Victoria, on 4 April 2021.