Great Britain's Ellie Aldridge claims gold in the women's kite sailing final at Paris 2024.
The 27-year-old became the inaugural Olympic kite champion by winning two races in the final series on Thursday.
Nolot won silver based on her two automatic wins from the opening series and Annelous Lammerts of Netherlands took bronze thanks to her combined points total.Kitesurfing is new to the Olympics with competitors using a kite to be pulled forward across the water on a board at speeds of up to 45mph . The eight remaining riders are split into two semi-final groups of equal strength with the objective of winning three races. The higher-ranked riders in each semi-final group start with two race wins, while the second-ranked riders carry over one race success. The winner from each semi-final advances to the grand final.
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