GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Dunkerque (FRA) 2023 – Day 2 Highlights

The GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup France at Dunkerque has its winner of the women’s competition! Brazil’s Bruna Kajiya won her second crown of the year at the tour’s third stop at the after an almost flawless performance powered her through the strong field. Kajiya, at 36 the oldest women on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour, relished the victory even in the difficult conditions, giving her two stops from three with the next on her home waters in Brazil. The women’s final, late in the evening as the breeze was dropping, sparked some debate before the women decided they would like go ahead to ensure they got a result. It was a tense affair with women riding their larger 13m2 kites. In the faltering breeze, Bruna Kajiya (BRA) was not quite as assured as she had been in the earlier heats, though she put solid scores on the board and opened with a 6.13 for a Slim that put pressure on her rivals. A late 7.47 for a KGB put Kajiya in the clear to give her the win. Only Claudia Léon (ESP) really had any answers, earning some solid scores that included an 5.68 for a Pete Rose that saw she finished just over two points adrift on the leaderboard. The Men’s contest advances to semi-finals after stellar battles in near perfect conditions in Dunkerque.