Olympics-Sailing-Spain's men seize skiff lead from 'McKiwis' in breezier Med


Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing - Women's Skiff - Marseille Marina, Marseille, France - July 30, 2024. Annette Duetz of Netherlands and Odile van Aanholt of Netherlands in action. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Spain's SailGP winning duo of Diego Botin and Florian Trittel seized the initiative from overnight leaders New Zealand in the Olympic skiff series on Tuesday, also springing above Ireland to top the leaderboard after nine races.

Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie, known in New Zealand as the 'McKiwis', could not match the consistency they found in the lighter winds of the previous two days to hang on to their lead.

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