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Kontidis: If there is an opportunity I will chase the gold, otherwise I will defend for the silver

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ΚοντΙδης: Αν υ πεκικυωο υλισνα τογρ > </p> <p>In the medal race (where points count double) of the ILCA 7 (Laser) Olympic Games for the fourth consecutive event, Pavlos Kontidis will compete on Tuesday (06/8 – 16:43 CY, RIK), exactly twelve years after his first medal race (on August 6, 2012 in Weymouth, Great Britain, a silver medalist was crowned).</p> <p>As KOE envoy Mikaello Papadakis reported from Marseille, on Monday (05/8) there were no sailing races due to apnea, although the athletes waited for four hours in the water and thus the event is proceeding to a medal race with eight qualifying races, instead of ten that were planned. On the one hand, the scenario was favorable for Pavlos because it brought him closer to the medal. It is noted that he had been playing with his back against the wall since the second day and had no room for another bad race due to the 27th place in the third race. On the other hand, the postponement deprived him of any chance to close the gap with the Australian or pass him.</p> <p>The Cypriot sailor needs to finish in one of the top three places, hoping that Matt Wearn will finish in one of the bottom three, to take the gold – to come first Contidis needs to be seven places clear of the Australian, who is attempting to do the back2back – he was also gold in Tokyo in 2021 – finishing from seventh and up. No one else is hoping for gold. Peru's Peschiera and Britain's Beckett are threatening Contides for silver while the other three are only hoping for bronze. From 8th onwards they have no hope of a medal.</p> <p>The ranking (before the medal race):</p> <p>1. Wearn (Australia) 38b</p> <p>2. KONTIDIS (CYPRUS) 52b</p> <p>3. Peschiera (Peru) 62b</p> <p>4. Beckett (UK) 67b</p> <p>5. Tomasgaard (Norway) 77b</p> <p>6. Vadnai (Hungary) 78b</p> <p>7. Saunders (N. Zealand) 80b</p> <p>Australia has been winning the Laser Race (ILCA 7) since 'London 2012'. Slingsby, Burton and Wearn have won in order. The last non-Australian Olympic Laser Gold medalist was Great Britain's Paul Goodison in 2008.</p> <p>If the medal race is not held on Tuesday (06/8) it will be rescheduled for Wednesday (07/8). However, none of the four medal races of this year's Olympic Regatta have so far been held on her day.</p> <p>Contides: “I am in a difficult position”</p> <p>——< /p> </p> <p>In his statements, Kontidis said that “I don't let emotions affect me. I am focused to do my best. As the points stand, I'm in a difficult position because the first can only lose to me, so he can choose match racing and we'll be behind the fleet which will open the door for third and fourth. I have some degrees of difference but mathematically it is not impossible (i.e. they will pass me). I expect the Australian to attack me. I will try to escape him, run my race and if the opportunity for the gold opens I will chase it otherwise I will play… defense for the silver”.</p> <p>On Monday, Pavlos' family and friends arrived in Marseille. to be close to him in the medal race. The father of Dr. Panagiotis Kontidis has been in Marseille since last Thursday. The President of the Cyprus Sailing Federation Yannos Fotiou arrived in Marseille, while on Tuesday (06/8) the President of the Cyprus Olympic Committee George A. Chrysostomou and other members of the team from Paris as well as journalists will be in Marseille.</p> <p><noindex></p> <div class=Source: 24h.com.cy

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