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MARSEILLE, France — Ellie Aldridge of Britain won gold after two close final races in women's kitesurfing, the new and fastest sport at the Summer Olympics. Lauriane Nolot of France took silver and Annelous Lammerts of the Netherlands won bronze. The second of the men's finals races was pushed back to Friday. Kitesurfing has a more complicated scoring system than other sailing classes, with points accumulated during multiple days of regattas. Eight sailors made it to Thursday's finals, four by their overall standings in races held on previous days and four through semifinals.
