EMMA Wilson’s bid to become Great Britain’s first Olympic windsurfing champion will have to wait until Saturday, after her scheduled medal race was postponed due to continued light winds at the Olympic regatta in Marseille.

Christchurch star Wilson has already guaranteed a medal after winning eight of her 14 qualification races to reach the three-strong final, which had been due to take place in mid-afternoon.

But despite a promising start that enabled the completion of the men’s and women’s skiff finals, both of which had been held over from Thursday, the wind dropped and officials made the decision to postpone the race shortly before three o’clock.

Wilson‘s rivals are required to contest quarter-finals and semi-finals to decide the composition of the medal race, with both of those races also held over. Conditions are scheduled to improve on Saturday.

Speaking after it was confirmed she was guaranteed of at least a bronze medal, the 25-year-old said: "I go into the final guaranteed a medal which is the best you can do in this format so I’m very happy and I’ll give it my all.

“I need to do what I’ve done all week. I’ll go and have some food, some physio, rest and recover. I’ll do what I’ve done all week as it’s been working.”

Wilson has won eight of the 14 races so far and leads the pack by 81 points over Israel’s Sharon Kantor in second.

The Portland-based windsurfer has therefore been advanced straight into the final, a new format which benefits the leader after qualifying, where three surfers will compete for the medals.