For the first time, Israel is hosting the PWA Windsurfing World Cup – but not in the Mediterranean, as might be expected. Instead, the competition is taking place at Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee.
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The five-day world cup event, which launched on Monday, features over 60 windsurfers from all over the world, including current and former world champions, and Israeli fans of the sport are expected to flock to HaDekel Beach to watch the final founds.
The PWA Windsurfing World Cup is considered the most prestigious event in the sport. Unlike Olympic windsurfing competition, professional windsurfing is an extreme sport that takes place in winds of up to 80 km/hr (50 miles/hr), with waves reaching heights of 10 meters (over 30 feet).
Events included in this year's World Cup include Men's Slalom, Women's Slalom, and Women's Foil.
On the first day of the competition, Nicolas Goyard took an early lead in the men's Slalom event in tricky wind conditions, the PWA website reported.
Sarah-Quita Offringa (four-time slalom world champion) overtook Marion Mortefon to win the slalom event on Monday.
As of Tuesday morning, the rankings after one elimination stood as follows:
Women:
Sarah Quita-Affringa (Aruba)
Marion Mortefon (France)
Delphine Cousin Questel (France)
Sarah Jackson (Britain)
Blanca Alabau (Spain)
Men:
Nicolas Goyard (France)
Enrico Marotti (Croatia)
Ingmar Daldorf (Netherlands)
Maciek Rutkowski (Poland)
Basile Jacquin (France)
Pierre Mortefon (France)
Alexandre Cousin (France)
Antoine Albeau (France)
Matteo Iachino (Italy)
Bruno Martini (Italy)
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