Many surprises on the first day of competition of the world jet ski race

On the afternoon of March 23, the world water motorbike race (UIM - ABP Aquabike World Championship 2024) at Thi Nai Bay (Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh) officially began competing with three categories: Ski Ladies, Ski Division and Runabout GP1.

In the second motorcycle race of the most attractive category, Runabout GP1, there were many big surprises when racers who were expected to achieve high results such as Jeremy Perez, Anthony Radetic... did not get any points in this competition. Temporarily leading the rankings in the Runabout GP1 category after the first day of competition were racers Francois Medori (France, 25 points), Samuel Johansson (Sweden, 22 points) and Gyorgy Kasza (Hungary, 20 points).

Driver Francois Medori temporarily leads the rankings in the Runabout GP1 category after the first day of competition.

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In the Ski Ladies category, two riders, Jasmiin Ypraus and the reigning Ski Ladies GP1 2023 champion - Jessica Chanvanne, were constantly close to each other in the motorcycle race on the first day of competition. But an incident occurred in lap 8 that caused Jessica Chanvanne to fall into the water, thanks to which Jasmiin Ypraus rose up and won the second motorcycle race and this Estonian athlete got the first 25 points.

Jasmiin Ypraus leads the Ski Ladies standings on the first day of competition

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Defending Ski Ladies GP1 2023 champion - Jessica Chanvanne had no luck on the first day of competition

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As for Jessica Chanvanne, a small mistake cost the French athlete only 22 points. Right behind her was her compatriot, Estelle Poret, with 20 points. In the second motorcycle race of the remaining category, the Ski Division, the three temporary leading positions belonged to Quinten Bossche (Belgium, 25 points), Kevin Reiterer (Hungary, 22 points) and Morgan Poret (France, 20 points).

Racer Morgan Poret (France) temporarily ranked 3rd after the first day of competition in the Ski Division category.

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The surprising results on the first day of competition promise to be the premise for an even more exciting and dramatic final round on March 24. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place at 5 p.m. the same day.

The competition format of the moto 1 in the above categories is different: specifically, in the Runabout GP1 category, the athletes race for 25 minutes and add 1 lap (round). The first place winner accumulates 25 points, the second place accumulates 22 points, the third place accumulates 20 points. Meanwhile, the remaining categories, Ski Division and Ski Ladies, will take place within 17 minutes and add 1 lap (stopwatch runs out of 17 minutes, race 1 lap to recognize the winner).

The ABP Aquabike World Championship (UIM) has four categories: Runabout GP1 (for professional or experienced racers in this category; using two-seat jet skis, speeds up to 170 km/h). Ski Division GP1 and Ski Ladies GP1 (for women only, using one-seat jet skis; speeds up to 130 km/h). Freestyle (a water sport performance in which racers perform complex movements and techniques on the water surface through jumping, spinning, turning, crossing the water and other risky movements). For the race in Binh Dinh, taking place from March 22 to 24, at Thi Nai lagoon (Quy Nhon city), racers participate in the Circuit category, for both Runabout GP1 and Ski GP1. Racers compete on a track with many buoys, including left and right turns, auxiliary tracks and penalty buoys. At the end of the race, the organizer will have 21 prestigious trophies awarded to racers in all the above competition categories.

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