Tokyo (AFP)
Charline Picon, titled in 2016 in Rio, is guaranteed to win a medal on Saturday in windsurfing during the final regatta of the Tokyo Games, at the end of the heats played on Thursday.
At 36, the Charentaise, currently third in the standings with 36 points behind the Chinese Lu Yinxiu (30) and the Briton Emma Wilson (34), can achieve an unprecedented double in windsurfing for women on Saturday.
"I'm now playing for gold, 6 points behind the Chinese. It's a guaranteed medal: it's huge!", She reacted.
The snowboarder who, after her Olympic title, had taken a one-year hiatus to become a mom, signed three more successful heats on Thursday, finishing 3rd, 2nd and 6th.
"The level is intense. The Englishwoman is having a crazy regatta. I battled everything I could… We have to go for the gold on Saturday. It's going to be tough, but I want to finish in a good Medal Race. will produce the best race possible on Saturday, ”she added.
A final round (medal race) will be contested on Saturday for which only the top ten in the standings are qualified and at the end of which the points will count double.
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