Nearly half of slots secured for Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will host a Sailing Program with ten events that feature 330 athletes, providing an even split between male and female sailors for the first time.

As each nation must qualify to compete in the Olympics, the first opportunity saw 107 entry slots secured at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships held in The Hague, Netherlands.

Great Britain and The Netherlands led the way with eight each, followed by Spain and Italy with seven places earned, while Germany and New Zealand have six. As host nation, ten places are allocated to France. Canada gained entry in the ILCA 6 while USA earned slots in the 49er, 49erFX, ILCA 6, and Women’s Formula Kite.

Athletes have more opportunities to secure their nation a place at Paris 2024 in the coming months across all ten Olympic events. For the qualification system, click here.

More than 250 boats are expected to feature on the start lines of the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. All places are subject to final confirmation by World Sailing.

The table of qualified Olympic places is below or click here.

Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Program*:
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7 (41)
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 (41)
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470 (19)
Men’s Skiff – 49er (20)
Women’s Skiff – 49erFX (20)
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class (20)
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class (20)
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFoil (24)
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFoil (24)
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 (19)
* Quota per event in parenthesis but does not include Universality Places (2 men, 2 women)

Venue: Marseille, France
Dates: July 26-August 11

Details: https://www.paris2024.org/en/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/