| 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 (4 men, 4 women,2 mixed) |
| 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 |
| ILCA 7 | men | |
| ILCA 6 | women | |
| 49er | men | |
| 49er FX | women | |
| 470 | mixed | |
| Nacra 17 | mixed | |
Sailing competitions at the2024 Summer Olympics were held from July 28th to August 8th atMarseille 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.
Events were top of the agenda again with Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Keelboats, Match Racing and Offshore Racing all looking for inclusion in the games. Sailing took the approach of introducing a number of new mixed events to reach gender balance while still showcasing as many disciplines of the sport as possible. The two person boats of the 470 and Nacra 17 and yet to be chosen Offshore were going to be mixed. In addition and more controversially the single person Kiteboards was going to be two person mixed gender event.
However the IOC had concerns over Mixed Offshore, this was a bold format involving competition taking place over days something not done in Olympics before in any sport. France is very much the leading nation for short handed offshore sailing with theSolitaire du Figaro andVendee Globe so were keen to have the event.
When the IOC put World Sailing events up for review rather than accepting their recommendation, they choose to carry on backing their initial choice stating "The Mixed Offshore Event was democratically selected by our members and remains our first-choice event for Paris 2024; we have made this clear to the IOC and will continue to do so."[6]
It then after direction that it was likely not to get it's choice took the unusual step of proposing alternative events should the IOC not endorse its recommendation.[7] The IOC dropping the mixed offshore event allowed for kiteboarding to have a male and female competition rather than a combined event.
The weather was very light and variable during the second week of the event, making race management difficult. Windsurfing and kitesurfing in particular had a significantly reduced qualification series. In addition, there was some abandonment of races both during the race, and in the case of kiteboarding, at the start.
The 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 inThe Hague,Netherlands, where 107 places, about forty percent of the total quota, had been awarded to the highest-rankedNOCs 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 inHyères,France (39 boats in total) and as part of theWorld 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.[8]
As the host country, France reserves one quota place in each of the ten sailing classes.[2]
| 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 | |
In 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)| S | Series races | MR | Medal race (top 10 double scoring) |
| Event | Day 2 | Day 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | Day 10,11,12,13,14 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | S1,2 | S3,4,5,6 | S7,8,9,10 | S11,12,13,14 | S15,16,17,18 | QF,SF,F | Res. | ||||||
| Formula Kite | S1,2,3,4 | S5,6,7,8 | S9.10,11,12 | S13,14,15,16 | SF,F | Res. | |||||||
| ILCA 7 | S1,2 | S3,4 | S5,6 | S7,8 | S9,10 | MR | Res. | Res. | |||||
| 49er | S1,2,3 | S4,5,6 | S7,8,9 | S10,11,12 | MR | Res. | |||||||
| Women's classes | |||||||||||||
| IQFoil | S1,2 | S3,4,5,6 | S7,8,9,10 | S11,12,13,14 | S15,16,17,18 | QF,SF,F | Res. | ||||||
| Formula Kite | S1,2,3,4 | S5,6,7,8 | S9.10,11,12 | S13,14,15,16 | SF,F | Res. | |||||||
| ILCA 6 | S1,2 | S3,4 | S5,6 | S7,8 | S9,10 | MR | Res. | Res. | |||||
| 49er FX | S1,2,3 | S4,5,6 | S7,8,9 | S10,11,12 | MR | Res. | |||||||
| Mixed classes | |||||||||||||
| 470 | S1,2 | S3,4 | S5,6 | S7,8 | S9.10 | MR | Res. | Res. | |||||
| Nacra 17 | S1,2,3 | S4,5,6 | S7,8,9 | S10,11,12 | MR | Res. | Res. | ||||||
| Event | Day 2 | Day 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | Day 10,11,12,13,14 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | S1 | S2,3,4,5,6 | S7,8,9,10 | S11,12,13 | QF,SF,F | ||||||||
| Formula Kite | S1,2,3,4 | S5 | S6,7 | SA,SB,SC,F1 | F2,F3 | ||||||||
| ILCA 7 | S1,2 | S3,4 | S5,6 | S7,8 | MR | ||||||||
| 49er | S1,2,3 | S4,5,6 | S7,8,9 | S10,11,12 | MR | ||||||||
| Women's classes | |||||||||||||
| IQFoil | S1,2 | S3,4,5,6,7 | S8,9,10,11 | S12,13,14 | QF,SF,F | ||||||||
| Formula Kite | S1,2,3,4 | S5,6 | SA,SB,F1,F2 | ||||||||||
| ILCA 6 | S1 | S2,3 | S4,5,6 | S7,8 | S9 | MR | |||||||
| 49erFX | S1,2,3 | S4,5,6 | S7,8,9 | S10,11,12 | MR | ||||||||
| Mixed classes | |||||||||||||
| 470 | S1,2 | S3 | S4 | S5,6 | S7,8 | MR | |||||||
| Nacra 17 | S1,2,3 | S4,5,6 | S7,8,9 | S10,11,12 | MR | ||||||||
A total of 30 medals were won by 19 NOC's.[10]
* 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 | |
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