Olympics-Sailing-Men's skiff medal race abandoned as wind dies

Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing - Men's Skiff Medal Race - Marseille Marina, Marseille, France - August 01, 2024. Floris van de Werken of Netherlands, Bart Lambriex of Netherlands, William McKenzie of New Zealand and Isaac McHardie of New Zealand in action. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - The men's Olympic skiff medal race was abandoned on Thursday after officials decided that there was not enough wind to complete the 10-boat double-points race.

Spain's Diego Botin and Florian Trittel had taken an early lead to the first mark, but when they swung round and hoisted their spinnaker to head back down the course they sailed into a hole in the breeze, rapidly dropping places on leg two.