Korea sailor Ha Jee-min stays in middle of pack on day two of men's dinghy

Korea’s sole sailor Ha Jee-min saw a mixed day in the waters off Marseille on Friday, finishing in a disappointing 40th place in Race 3 and then rallying for an impressive ninth place in Race 4.

Korea's Ha Jee-min, second from right, competes in Race 4 of the men's dinghy at Paris Olympics in Marseille on Friday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korea’s sole sailor Ha Jee-min saw a mixed day in the waters off Marseille on Friday, finishing in a disappointing 40th place in Race 3 and then rallying for an impressive ninth place in Race 4.

Those two results combined with his times in Race 1 and 2 put Ha in an overall 32nd place in the men’s dinghy competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Sailing races take place in a fleet race format in which a group of boats compete at the same time. Boats earn points for their finishing position in each race, with the first boat winning one point and the second boat taking two points and so on. The lower the total score, the higher the placement for the boat. There are 10 ranking races before the final medal race.

Ha has competed for Korea at the last three Olympics, with a 13th-place finish in Tokyo as his best to date.

He will return to the water for races 5 and 6 on Saturday, with 7 and 8 on Sunday and 9 and 10 on Monday. The medal race will be held on Tuesday.

BY JIM BULLEY [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]