Running from 20th June – 6th July, Tarifa in the southern Spanish state of Andalusia played host to the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships – the first standalone Big Air World Championships in kiteboarding that would host the TWIN-TIP / STRAPLESS and emerging HYDROFOIL disciplines at the same event.

This one-off Big Air World Championships was also the first event since the GKA Kite World Tour partnered with their new headline sponsor, Qatar Airways, on a three year deal to help push kitesports to new heights and new locations.

Edit: Leleu Creations
Footage: Julien Leleu and Tom Court

Watch the Men’s Twin-tip big air highlights here: https://youtu.be/W7W1IZ_4iJA

Watch the Men’s Hydrofoil big air highlights here: https://youtu.be/fGukC5xx9W4

FULL EVENT RESULTS
QATAR AIRWAYS GKA BIG AIR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN’S STRAPLESS RESULTS:
1 Airton Cozzolino (ITA) World Champion
2 Gabriele Benetton (BRA)
3 Lorenzo Casati (ITA)

1 Capucine Delannoy (FRA) World Champion
2 Camille Losserand (SUI)
3 Mikaili Sol (BRA)

WOMEN’S TWIN TIP RESULTS:
1 Mikaili Sol (BRA) World Champion
2 Zara Hoogenraad (NED)
3 Nathalie Lambrecht (SWE)

MEN’S TWIN TIP RESULTS:
1 Andrea Principi (ITA) World Champion
2 Liam Whaley (ESP)
3 Giel Vlugt (NED)

MEN’S HYDROFOIL:
1 Charles Brodel (FRA) World Champion
2 Jamie Overbeek (NED)
3 Maxime Chabloz (SUI)

Head to the GKA Kite World Tour website: https://www.gkakiteworldtour.com/

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Source: GKA KITE WORLD TOUR