Nations Qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympic Sailing Competition

Published on December 4th, 2015

The qualifying stage for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Sailing Competition has been completed, thus determining which nations are eligible to enter the event. Here is the list of the nations that have earned entrance to compete in the three sailing events:

One-Person Keelboat – 2.4mR
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
New Zealand
Norway
Sweden
Spain
United States of America

Two-Person Keelboat – SKUD18
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Great Britain
Italy
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Singapore
Spain
United States of America

Three-Person Keelboat – Sonar
Australia
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Ireland
Israel
Italy
New Zealand
Norway
Spain
United States of America

National Paralympic Committees now have until March 1, 2016 to confirm the qualification slots they will use. Any unused slots will be reallocated by April 1, 2016. Find out more on Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualification here.