Sailing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics were held from July 28th to August 8th at Marseille Marina.[1][2] The number of sailors competing across ten different events 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.
| Sailing at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Marseille Marina |
| Dates | 28 July – 8 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 10 (4 men, 4 women,2 mixed) |
| Competitors | 330 (165 men and 165 women) |
Medal events and equipment
edit- For the Men's Single-handed Dinghy event, the equipment will be the ILCA 7
- For the Women's Single-handed Dinghy event, the equipment will be the ILCA 6
- For the Mixed Double-handed Dinghy event, the equipment will be the 470
- For the Mixed Foiling Catamaran event, the equipment will be the Nacra 17
- For the Men's Skiff event, the equipment will be the 49er
- For the Women's Skiff event, the equipment will be the 49erFX
- For the Men's Windsurfer event, the equipment will be the IQFoil.[3]
- For the Women's Windsurfer event, the equipment will be the IQFoil.[3]
- For the Men's Kiteboarding event, the equipment will be the Formula Kite.[4][5]
- For the Women's Kiteboarding event, the equipment will be the Formula Kite.[4][5]
Events were top of the agenda again with Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Keelboats, Match Racing and Offshore Racing all looking for inclusion in the games. The International Sailing Federation took the approach of raising the number of mixed events up to two, for the purpose of maintaining gender balance.
Regarding the option of introducing the controversial Mixed Offshore Event, the IOC expressed major concerns as this was a bold format involving competition taking place over days and away from protected areas. Solid concerns were about security, safety, fairness towards religious, moral and ethical creeds.
Overview
editQualification
editThe number of sailors competing across ten different events 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 International Federation, World Sailing, has ratified several amendments to the qualifying process.[2]
The qualification period started at the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, where 107 places, about forty percent of the total quota, had been awarded to the highest-ranked NOCs across ten different sailing events. Seven places will be distributed to sailors representing the highest-finishing, not previously qualified NOCs at each of the 2024 Men's ILCA 7 and Women's ILCA 6 World Championships. Each ILCA continental qualifiers will award two quota places with the exception of Asia, which will award one quota place at the 2023 Asian Games in China and two quota places at the Asian Olympic qualifier in Thailand.[2]
The remainder of the total quota was attributed to the eligible MNAs 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) were entitled to the NOCs competing in the men's ILCA 7 and women's ILCA 6 under the Tripartite Commission.[6]
As the host country, France reserves one quota place in each of the ten sailing classes.[2]
Classes (equipment)
edit| 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 | |
| ILCA 6 | Dinghy | Fleet | Female | 1 | – | + | – | – | 2008 | |
| ILCA 7 | Dinghy | Fleet | Male | 1 | – | + | – | – | 1996 | Various |
| 470 | Dinghy | Fleet | Mixed | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 2024 |
| 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 | |
Participating NOCs
editIn total, 65 NOCs except Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), participated at the sport of sailing.
- Algeria (1)
- Angola (3)
- Antigua and Barbuda (1)
- Argentina (7)
- Aruba (2)
- Australia (12)
- Austria (9)
- Belgium (8)
- Bermuda (1)
- Brazil (12)
- British Virgin Islands (1)
- Canada (6)
- Cayman Islands (1)
- Chile (2)
- China (13)
- Colombia (1)
- Croatia (6)
- Cyprus (4)
- Czech Republic (3)
- Denmark (9)
- Egypt (2)
- El Salvador (1)
- Estonia (2)
- Fiji (2)
- Finland (4)
- France (14) host
- Germany (14)
- Great Britain (14)
- Greece (4)
- Guatemala (1)
- Hong Kong (5)
- Hungary (2)
- India (2)
- Ireland (4)
- Israel (8)
- Italy (12)
- Japan (7)
- Kuwait (1)
- Lithuania (2)
- Malaysia (2)
- Mauritius (2)
- Mexico (2)
- Montenegro (1)
- Mozambique (1)
- Netherlands (11)
- New Zealand (12)
- Norway (5)
- Peru (3)
- Poland (10)
- Portugal (4)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Romania (1)
- Saint Lucia (1)
- Samoa (2)
- Singapore (2)
- Slovakia (1)
- Slovenia (6)
- South Korea (1)
- Spain (13)
- Sweden (8)
- Switzerland (7)
- Thailand (4)
- Turkey (8)
- United States (13)
- Uruguay (3)
Competition schedule
edit| 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 | Fri 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's classes | |||||||||||||
| IQFoil | S | MR | |||||||||||
| Formula Kite | S | MR | |||||||||||
| ILCA 7 | S | MR | |||||||||||
| 49er | S | MR | |||||||||||
| Women's classes | |||||||||||||
| IQFoil | S | MR | |||||||||||
| Formula Kite | S | MR | |||||||||||
| ILCA 6 | S | MR | |||||||||||
| 49er FX | S | MR | |||||||||||
| Mixed classes | |||||||||||||
| 470 | S | MR | |||||||||||
| Nacra 17 | S | MR | |||||||||||
Medal summary
editA total of 30 medals were won by 19 NOC's.[8]
Medal table
edit* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | France* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men's events
editWomen's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| iQFoil |
Marta Maggetti Italy |
Sharon Kantor Israel |
Emma Wilson Great Britain |
| Formula Kite |
Ellie Aldridge Great Britain |
Lauriane Nolot France |
Annelous Lammerts Netherlands |
| Laser radial |
Marit Bouwmeester Netherlands |
Anne-Marie Rindom Denmark |
Line Flem Høst Norway |
| 49erFX |
Netherlands Odile van Aanholt Annette Duetz |
Sweden Vilma Bobeck Rebecca Netzler |
France Sarah Steyaert Charline Picon |
Mixed events
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paris 2024 – Sailing". Paris 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b "IQFoil: The new Olympic windsurfing equipment". Surfer Today. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Men's and Women's Kiteboarding confirmed for Paris 2024". World Sailing. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Medal standings" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.