Sailing World Championships 2023, The Hague: Maria Erdi and Matt Wearn claim dinghy world titles

Hungary's two-time Olympian Maria Erdi produced a fine medal race performance to take dinghy gold at the 2023 Sailing World Championships on Sunday (20 August).

Trailing Maud Jayet going into the finale in the Hague, the two sailors and Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom battled it out for the podium placings.

Erdi, 25, finished third in the medal race which - as it counted double - added six points to her total to leave her on 75 in the ILCA 6 class competition.

Jayet was seventh on the day to end on 79 points with Rindom's sixth place seeing her take bronze on 81.

The top 15 sailors from different nations, with the exception of France who have automatic quota places as hosts, each earned a quota for their National Olympic Committees (NOCs) at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

As National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games, athletes' participation at the next Games depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation at Paris 2024.

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Beckett snatches silver as Wearn completes men's victory

Earlier, reigning Olympic dinghy champion Matt Wearn successfully rounded off his world title campaign.

The Australian Tokyo 2020 laser champion had an unassailable lead going into the men's ILCA 7 medal race.

With gold decided, all the attention was on the dual for silver between New Zealand's George Gautrey and Michael Beckett of Great Britain.

Beckett trailed the New Zealander by one point going into the climax, but a second-place finish saw him end on 96 points with Gautrey's fifth meaning he had to settle for the bronze on 101.

It was some consolation from Beckett who had been jibed out of contention for gold by Wearn on Saturday.

Beckett's previous disqualification during the regatta left him vulnerable to a high score, and the Australian - who knew he would be able to drop a poor finish - employed match-race tactics to ensure the Brit could not compete with the fleet.

Results placings from 2023 Sailing World Championships, Sunday 20 August:

Men's ILCA 7 class

1. Matt Wearn (AUS) - 83 -🥇 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Australia
2. Michael Beckett (GBR) - 96 - 🥈 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Great Britain
3. George Gautrey (NZL) - 101 -🥉 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for New Zealand
4. Jean Baptiste Bernaz (FRA) - 113
5. Lorenzo Brando Chiavarini (ITA) - 125 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Italy
6. Pavlos Kontides (CYP) - 128 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Cyprus
7. Duko Bos (NED) - 131 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for the Netherlands
8. Joaquin Blanco (ESP) - 144 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Spain
9. Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR) - 156 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Norway
10. Elliot Hanson (GBR) - 168
11. Thomas Hanson (NZL)
12. Philipp Buhl (GER)  - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Germany
13. Joel Rodriguez Perez (ESP)
14. Stefano Peschiera (PER) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Peru
15. William de Smet (BEL) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Belgium
16. Nik Aaron Willim (GER)
17. Ethan McAullay (AUS)
18. Kaarle Tapper (FIN) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Finland
19. Jonatan Vadnai (HUN) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Hungary
20. Luke Elliot (AUS)
21. Tonci Stipanovic (CRO) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Croatia
22. Filip Jurisic (CRO)
23. Finn Lynch (IRL) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Ireland
24. Eduardo Marques (POR) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Portugal

Women's ILCA 6 class

1. Maria Erdi (HUN) - 75 - 🥇 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Hungary
2. Maud Jayet (SUI) - 79 - 🥈 -  Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Switzerland
3. Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) - 81 - 🥉 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Denmark
4. Marit Bouwmeester (NED) - 84 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for the Netherlands
5. Charlotte Rose (USA) - 96 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for United States
6. Emma Plasschaert (BEL) - 98 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Belgium
7. Josefin Olsson (SWE) - 105 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Sweden
8. Vasileia Karachaliou (POR) - 114 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Portugal
9. Carolina Albano (ITA) - 126 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Italy
10. Mara Stransky (AUS) - 139 - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Australia
11. Hannah Snellgrove (GBR) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Great Britain
12. Anna Munch (DEN)
13. Julia Busselberg (GER) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Germany
14. Mirthe Akkerman (NED)
15. Erika Reineke (USA)
16. Casey Imeneo (AUS)
17. Maxime Jonker (NED)
18. Agata Barwinska (POL) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Poland
19. Line Flem Hoest (NOR) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Norway
20. Chiara Benini Floriani (ITA)
21. Marie Barrue (FRA)
22. Pia Kuhlmann (GER)
23. Lucia Falasca (ARG) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Argentina
24. Sarah Douglas (CAN) - Also earns Paris 2024 berth for Canada