Over 40mph on water while balanced on a tea tray – welcome to kitesurfing Kitesurfing makes its long-awaited Games debut in Marseille on Sunday. Mark Staniforth. Sunday 04 August 2024 12:02 BST.

Kitesurfing is a new sport at these Games for men and women — and the athletes will compete at some the fastest speeds of any Olympic sports in the open sea. Windsurfing-iQFOiL is also new.