On the final day on September 24th (Sat), Kanoa Igarashi, who was the only Japanese representative “Navigating Japan” who remained until the final day, passed all the heats without losing once and advanced to the final.
In the final against Rio Waida from Indonesia, Jackson Baker from Australia, and Guilherme Fonseca from Portugal, she won the championship with a total of 15.96 points, including 8.13 points.
After catching up with Rio Waida in the second half, she won her first gold medal in the ISA.
As a result of this result, Japan became the first country in the men’s team, and won one of Japan’s goals at the Paris Olympics.
In the women’s event, Kira Pinkerton of the United States won the gold medal. Details of the final day will be sent later.