Silver: Kitesurfer Valentin Bontus Wins First EM Medal

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European champion was the Swiss Gian Stragiotti, bronze went to the Italian Riccardo Pianosi. Bontus, who had suffered a cruciate ligament tear in April 2025, is "absolutely satisfied" with his comeback season.

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The Lower Austrian gets his first European Championship medal - and thus silver-plated his comeback season after the cruciate ligament crack.

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Olympic winner Valentin Bontus has finished the gold fleet in fourth place at the Formula Kite European Championship in the Turkish Akyaka and thus still good chances in the fight for his first EM medal!

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Great cheer with Valentin Bontus. The kitesurfer won an EM medal for the first time in Turkey, and finally it became silver. The Lower Austrian was "mega happy".

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Kitesurfer Valentin Bontus remains a medal hamster. After Olympic gold 2024 in Paris and twice World Cup bronze (2024, 2026) the Lower Austrian won silver at the Formula Kite European Championship in the Turkish Akyaka. "It's my first EM medal. I'm mega, mega happy. I can't believe we were able to deliver in the comeback season and here at our main event," cried Bontus on Saturday after a "difficult week".

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Olympic champion Valentin Bontus finished fourth in the European Formula Kite Championship in the Turkish Akyaka and thus continued to have good chances in the fight for his first EM medal. In the four races on Friday, the Lower Austrian qualified for the medal decision on Saturday. Overall, Bontus ranked fifth in the regatta, while the overall leader Maximilian Maeder from Singapore falls from the EM classification.