In the Polish city of Gdynia ended the world championship in RS:X class. Russia's Stefania Elfutina brought back a silver medal. Stefania was second only to Noah Dryhan of Israel. Here is how Michail Dubina, the national team coach, commented the situation:
«Actually, one small mistake. It allowed the opponent to take control of the race and did not let Stefania to the front. «This mistake happened at the start: there was a little» wind coming in, Stefania reacted correctly and drove to the other end of the start line, but «» this was a short-lived wind coming back».
Other Russian athletes showed the following results: Mariam Sekhposyan finished in seventh place, Anna Khvorikova in fourteenth and Polina Firsova in twenty-third. The boys showed the following results: Maxim Tokarev placed fifteenth and Alexander Stepachkov twenty-ninth.
Immediately after the end of the World Championship in the RS:X class another competition - European Championship in the class «Laser 4.7»- in which the Russian team will also take part, started in the city.