Steps toward Olympic gender parity

The commitment by the International Olympic Committee to gender equality has led to a steady increase in the number of female athletes at the Olympic Games year on year. Starting with just 2.2% in Paris 1900, where women competed at the Olympic Games for the first time, it has risen steadily to reach 48% in Tokyo 2020.

Sailing has been riding that wave, and while gender participation was equal in Tokyo, the medal opportunities still favored men who had five events, the women had four events, and there was one mixed event. For Paris 2024, there will be both equal participation and medal opportunities for men and women.

Overall, the sports program for Paris has 28 out of 32 sports achieving full gender parity, while the distribution of medals has 152 women’s events, 157 men’s events, and 20 mixed-gender events.

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 28-August 9

Details:
• Paris website: https://www.paris2024.org/en/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/
• World Sailing microsite: https://paris2024.sailing.org/