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Sailing at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Events
RS:Xmenwomen
Lasermen
Laser Radialwomen
Finnmen
470menwomen
49ermen
49erFXwomen
Nacra17mixed

Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to be held from 5–21 August at Marina da Gloria in Guanabara Bay. The sailing classes have two changes from the 2012 Summer Olympics events. There will be 10 events.

Changes

  • Both women's (Elliott 6m) and men's (the Star) keelboat events have been eliminated.
  • Multi-hulls are back, represented by the Nacra 17.
  • Women's skiff has been added, represented by the 49erFX

Windsurfing (RS:X), Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, 470, and 49er all return for 2016.

The ISAF Council voted in May 2012 to replace windsurfing with kitesurfing and reaffirmed that vote on 9 November 2012.[1] The move was controversial as former gold medalist and IOC member Barbara Kendall said she would challenge the decision and that "it’s exciting for kiteboarding but tragic for windsurfing. Kiteboarding really is a sport that should be at the X-Games."

However, on 10 November 2012, the delegates at the International Sailing Federation’s General Assembly voted to keep windsurfing at the 2016 Olympic Games overturning the ISAF Council's earlier votes to replace it with kitesurfing.[2]

ISAF President Göran Petersson said that the changes "mark a new era for sailing and we welcome the new classes into the ISAF family. We look forward to seeing the boats not only at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but the ISAF Sailing World Cup and ISAF Sailing World Championships. [3]

Competition format

Qualification

Further information: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A total of 380 athletes will compete in the sailing competitions of the Games. The qualification period will begin at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in September 2014. As hosts, Brazil is guaranteed one quota place in each of the ten events.[4]

Classes (equipment)

Class Type Event Sailors Trapeze Mainsail Jib/Genoa Spinnaker First OG Olympics so far
RS:X Sailboard 1 - + - - 2008 3
RS:X Sailboard 1 - + - - 2008 3
Laser Radial Dinghy 1 - + - - 2008 3
Laser Dinghy 1 - + - - 1996 6
Finn Dinghy 1 0 + – – 1952 17
470 Dinghy 2 1 + + + 1988 8
470 Dinghy 2 1 + + + 1976 11
49er Skiff 2 2 + + + 2000 5
49erFX Skiff 2 2 + + + 2016 1
Nacra 17 Multihull 2 2 + + + 2016 1

Competition schedule

The competition will start on 5 August and run until the last day of the Games on 21 August.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17980607
  2. ^ "RYA statement on ISAF 2016 events vote". RYA. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/sailing/sailing-events-announced-for-2016-olympics.html
  4. ^ Qualification summary February 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.sailing.org/2016-olympic-games.php

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