Sailing: Valentin Bontus (AUT) wins men’s kite gold

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Sailing: Valentin Bontus (AUT) wins men’s kite gold

Bontus leads Pianozzi at the second of four marks here in the third race of this men’s kite final.

Vodisek has already crashed out of this race while Maeder is not particularly in it.

Remember, this final is over if Bontus wins. Pianozzi has to win to keep the final alive. Bontus has kept his big 23m kite, while the other three went to smaller kites.

Bontus still leads through the third mark and is on course for gold here! One last leg and a turn towards the finish for the Austrian.

But he keeps his cool to win the race – he’s won all three races of the final – and take gold for Austria!

Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek takes silver.

Singapore’s Max Maeder wins bronze. At 17, Maeder becomes the youngest Olympic medallist in sailing since 15-year-old Michael Schoettle for USA in 1952.

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