Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Sailing at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Marseille Marina |
| Dates | 28 July – 8 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 330 (165 men and 165 women) |
| Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| IQFoil | men | women |
| Formula Kite | men | women |
| Laser | men | |
| Laser Radial | women | |
| 470 | mixed | |
| 49er | men | |
| 49er FX | women | |
| Nacra 17 | mixed | |
Sailing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics are scheduled to run from 28 July to 8 August at Marseille Marina.[1][2] The number of sailors competing across ten different classes at these Games has been reduced from 350 to 330, with an equal distribution between men and women. Furthermore, several significant changes are instituted in the sailing program for Paris 2024 to reinforce gender equality and vast diversity among the nations in the qualifying process.
Equipment and event changes
- The Laser, Laser Radial, 470, Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX all return for 2024.
- The 470 is now a mixed event instead of having separate men's and women's events.
- The Finn has been dropped.
- The RS:X has been replaced with the IQFoil with both a men's and a women's event.[3]
- The Formula Kite has been added with both a men's and a women's event.[4][5]
Overview
Qualification
The number of sailors competing across ten different classes has been reduced from 350 to 330, with an equal distribution between men and women. Aiming for vast gender equality and diversity among the nations, the World Sailing has ratified several amendments to the qualifying process.[2]
The qualification period commences at the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, where 107 places, about forty percent of the total quota, will be awarded to the highest-ranked NOCs across ten different sailing classes. Fourteen places will be distributed to the sailors competing in the men's (Laser) and women's dinghy (Laser Radial) at the 2024 ILCA World Championships in Adelaide, Australia, while the highest-ranked NOCs vying for qualification will receive a single quota place in each boat, except for Laser and Laser Radial (three per gender for Asia and two for the rest) at their respective continental regattas (Africa, Asia, Central & South America, Europe, North America & Caribbean, and Oceania).[2]
The remainder of the total quota will be attributed to the eligible sailors through the 2024 Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France (39 boats in total) and as part of the World Sailing Emerging Nations Program (two boats per gender each in windsurfing and dinghy). Four quota places (two per gender) are entitled to the NOCs competing in the men's Laser and women's Laser Radial under the Tripartite Commission.[6]
As the host country, France reserves one quota place in each of the ten sailing classes.[2]
Classes (equipment)
| Class | Type | Event | Gender | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | Classes Intro. | Event Intro. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQFoil | Windfoiling | Fleet | Female | 1 | – | + | – | – | 2024 | |
| IQFoil | Windfoiling | Fleet | Male | 1 | – | + | – | – | 2024 | |
| Laser Radial | Dinghy | Fleet | Female | 1 | – | + | – | – | 2008 | |
| Laser | Dinghy | Fleet | Male | 1 | – | + | – | – | 1996 | Various |
| 470 | Dinghy | Fleet | Mixed | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 1998 |
| 49er | Skiff | Fleet | Male | 2 | 2 | + | + | + | 2000 | Various |
| 49erFX | Skiff | Fleet | Female | 2 | 2 | + | + | + | 2016 | |
| Nacra 17 | Multihull | Fleet | Mixed | 2 | 2 | + | + | + | 2016 | |
| Formula Kite | Kiteboard | Fleet | Female | 1 | – | + | – | – | 2024 | |
| Formula Kite | Kiteboard | Fleet | Male | 1 | – | + | – | – | 2024 | |
Competition schedule
| S | Series races | MR | Medal race (top 10 double scoring) |
| Event ↓ / Date → | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 |
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| IQFoil | S | S | MR | |||||||||
| Formula Kite | S | MR | ||||||||||
| Laser | S | MR | ||||||||||
| 49er | S | MR | ||||||||||
| Women's classes | ||||||||||||
| IQFoil | S | S | MR | |||||||||
| Formula Kite | S | MR | ||||||||||
| Laser Radial | S | MR | ||||||||||
| 49er FX | S | MR | ||||||||||
| Mixed classes | ||||||||||||
| 470 | S | MR | ||||||||||
| Nacra 17 | S | MR | ||||||||||
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| IQFoil |
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| Formula Kite |
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| Laser |
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| 49er |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| IQFoil |
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| Formula Kite |
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| Laser Radial |
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| 49erFX |
Mixed events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 470 |
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| Nacra 17 |
References
- "Paris 2024 – Sailing". Paris 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Vieira, Sheila (14 September 2022). "How to qualify for shooting at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "IQFoil: The new Olympic windsurfing equipment". Surfer Today. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "Men's and Women's Kiteboarding confirmed for Paris 2024". World Sailing. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Hodgetts, Rob (15 May 2018). "Olympic sailing overhauled in 'gender equity' drive for Paris 2024". CNN. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Sailing" (PDF). World Sailing. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule – Sailing" (PDF). Paris 2024. pp. 64–66. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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