Sailor Willem Wiersema Surprisingly won the world title in the Olympic ILCA 7 Class on Saturday. The Dutchman Initially Finished Second in Qingdao, China, But Toke the Gold After A Protest.
The 23-Year-Old Wiersema Initially Finished with the Same Number of Points As Cypriot Pavlos Kontides. Because it had more races, he had initially Tok Home the World Title.
But after a protest Against Kontides in the third race, he withdrew from that race. As a result, the world title Went to Wiersema.
“I am incredible happy with this result,” Wiersema rejoiced. “I can hardly believe that it really successed. I knew that there were three more races on the program today and that everything was still open. I am incredible proud of this.”
Prior to the World Championships, Wiersema Aimed to Achieve the A-Limit. For this, the Frisian had to finish in the top eight.
Wiersema is The Third Dutch World Champion in the ILCA 7 Class, which is also on the program at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Nicholas Heiner (2014) and Oscar Paulich (1983) preceded him in the class that was called laser until 2020.