Pavlos Kontides, the silver medalist from London 2012, is poised to secure his second medal and Cyprus’ second in Olympic history.
Kontides finished third in the seventh race and now stands second overall with 45 points, trailing only Australian Matt Wearn, the gold medalist from Tokyo.
Two more races are scheduled for Monday (5/8), with the top ten athletes competing for medals in the final medal race on Tuesday (6/8).
