Korean sailor Ha Jee-min jumps up to 29th after Race 6

Korean sailor Ha Jee-min finished Race 5 in 24th place and Race 6 in 22nd in the waters off Marseille on Friday at the Paris Olympics, jumping three spots to 29th in the men’s dinghy competition overall standings with four more races to go.

Korean sailor Ha Jee-min, front, participates in a men's dinghy class race during the Paris Olympics on Saturday in Marseille, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Korean sailor Ha Jee-min finished Race 5 in 24th place and Race 6 in 22nd in the waters off Marseille on Friday at the Paris Olympics, jumping three spots to 29th in the men’s dinghy competition overall standings with four more races to go.

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 7 and 8 on Sunday and 9 and 10 on Monday. The medal race will be held on Tuesday.

BY PAIK JI-HWAN [paik.jihwan@joongang.co.kr]