Gisela Pulido has a unique relationship with her sport.
LeBron James may be the best basketball player of his era, Mondo Duplantis has 10 world records (and counting) in the pole vault, and Faith Kipyegon has three consecutive Olympic 1500m gold medals.
But unlike 30-year-old kitesurfer Pulido, none of them have been at the top for almost as long as their sport has existed.
“I was six years old when I started kiting and I won the World Championship when I was 10,” Pulido tells Olympics.com at her home in Tarifa, Spain.
“I remember going on the podium with all the girls and I was at the top, but I was still smaller than the other girls because I was so short.
“I think kitesurfing as we know it now was created in the year 2000 or something like that. So I only started kiting two years after. And the sport is so young still.” – Full report
Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Sailing Program*:
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470
Men’s Skiff – 49er
Women’s Skiff – 49erFX
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17
Venue: Long Beach, CA
Dates: July 21-August 6
* World Sailing voted to keep the Paris 2024 Sailing Program for Los Angeles 2028, but the program is not final until the IOC approves all events, which usually occurs between December 2024 and January 2025. At that time, the IOC will also confirm the quota for sailing and how many medals.
Source: World Sailing-https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2024/12/28/turning-professional-at-age-10/
