The first big race of the year for Pavlos Kontidis starts on Monday (04/4) in Mallorca. The 51st Trofeo Princesa Sofia has been upgraded to a World Cup this year - the first in ten months. It is a race where the 32-year-old Olympic champion has been competing continuously. [THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES TWO QUALIFYING DAYS (FOUR RACES) AND THREE FINALS (SIX RACES) WITH THE MEDAL RACE TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY (09/4).
The number of athletes competing in the Laser is very high, namely 166. That is why the first ones after four races have been selected to continue in the Gold Fleet from which the top 10 of the medal race will be drawn.
In total, more than a thousand athletes in all Olympic categories are taking part in the event.
The weather in Mallorca is good and at least for the first few days of racing
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