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Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers, Asia and Oceania

This is the qualification event for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and is open to Boys and Girls from Asia and Oceania - born between 2000 and 2003.  The IKA Asian/Oceania YOG Qualifier will take place at Pak Nam Pran beach, Pranburi, Thailand from the 13-18 March 2018

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Aaron Luke
Kenny

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Australia

Pia
Gordon

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New Zealand

Will
Barlette

Mani
Bisschops

Nichanan
Rodthong

Maebelle G.
Gajisan

Remel
Rentillo

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Philippine

James
Weston

Mark
Magliquian

Christian
Tio

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Philippine

Warner
Janoya

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Philippine

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ThailandYOG 2018 Results

Top three boys Asia division (after 20 elimination rounds, four discards)
1. Christian Tio (PHI) 26pts
2. Haoran Zhang (CHN) 34pts
3. Sarun Rupchom (THA) 41pts
 
Top three girls Asia division (after 20 races, four discards)
1. Jingle Chen (CHN) 16pts
2. Kewen Li (CHN) 32pts
3. Nichanan Rodthong (THA) 43.3pts                                   
 
Top three boys Oceania division (after 20 races, four discards)
1. Mani Bisschops (AUS) 16pts
2. Aaron Kenny (AUS) 31pts
3. William Barlette (AUS) 54pts
 
Top girl Oceania division (after 20 races, four discards)
1. Pia Kitchin Gordon (NZL) 53pts

With just four YOG spots available—two for boys and two for girls each from Asia and Oceania—the competition was bound to be intense. Another eight of a total of 24 spots available had already be allocated in qualifiers in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, and Dakhla, Morocco.
But it was the Pranburi qualifier’s Asia boys’ division that threw up the most enthralling battles, with local favourite, Sarun “Nai” Rupchom (THA), leading the standings and looking tough to beat over the opening days.

In the last two days, though, as the breezes moderated from the perfect 20kts of the opening days, Rupchom’s challenge went awry as the pressure seemed to get to him and he suffered several disqualifications for crossing the startline early.

The mistakes cost the Thai rider dearly and he finished third overall, overhauled by China’s Haoran Zhang, another early leader. Zhang’s gritty performances kept him in the hunt and he took the second step on the podium.

Both Rupchom and Zhang will be looking to set matters right when they go to the IKA TT:R Slalom Youth Worlds in Hainan, China, in May, when the last eight YOG places will be on offer for those who top the standings.  

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