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Juan Ignacio Maegli is disqualified and leaves the top 10, but he can still fight for a medal
The national athlete could not stay in the Top 10 of the classified after races 7 and 8
Juan Ignacio Maegli during races 7 and 8 held this Sunday (Photo Prensa Libre: COG)
The activity of the Guatemalans continues and the only national that you will see this Sunday, August 4, is the sailor who arrived at the regattas of this day within the top 10 of the competition.
The first regatta on August 4 was delayed due to unfavourable weather conditions at the Marseille Marina, the venue for the competition. It started hours later than the Olympic Games had scheduled.
In the eighth race Maegli was unfortunately disqualified for starting with a black flag, which took him out of the top 10 to place it in 15th placeThis means that he crossed the starting line within one minute before the authorized start of the race.
Which harmed the rest of the competition for the Chapín and he had to improve the result in the last race of this penultimate day of competition.
Later in race eight, the last of this day, Juan Ignacio Maegli He participated and completed it, finishing in 15th place. After completing eight of the 10 races, the Guatemalan sailor is in 16th place with 155 points in total, 111 net.
This Monday at the Marina de Marseille, Maegli will try to achieve his best position from 06:40 hours in Guatemala for the last two races, 9 and 10, where he must enter the top 10 to be part of the regatta that awards the Olympic medals in this sailing modality.
This week, the Guatemalan delegation is preparing to see its last representatives competing in Paris 2024, where the athletics and modern pentathlon competitions are still pending, with the participation of four national athletes.
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