Last call at French Olympic Week

The 55th edition of French Olympic Week will the last major multi-series meeting for the world’s best sailors before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In 2024, it will take on an additional purpose as it features two events on April 21-27 in Hyères, France.

The French Olympic Week will host the Qualified Nations* in Hyères harbour, with two participants for each nation and class. For the the nations that still need to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, The Last Chance Regatta will bring them together for a final chance to secure entry.

All 10 Olympic classes will be competing in both events, and with nearly 1,000 athletes and 500 support staff from 90 countries across 5 continents, French Olympic Week expects 20 nations more than its annual average figures in hopes of securing the final 39 places at the Olympic Games.

French Olympic Week
The format is tailored to the year of the Olympic Games, as with Paris 2024 less than two months away, all the major national teams from the five continents, including an armada of Olympic medalists and world champions from Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, China, Croatia, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, the United States and Argentina, along with France, will be keen to shine and leave their mark in a format very much like that of the Olympic Games.

The Last Chance Regatta
The Last Chance Regatta will be open to nations that have not yet qualified to take part in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. At the end of this regatta, which will also be contested across the 10 Olympic classes, 39 spots will be allocated. This means three places per class, except in kiteboarding and iQFOiL where there will be five places for both men and women, and four places for the mixed double-handed dinghy (470).

* Nations qualified to take part in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Details: https://sof.ffvoile.fr/

Event Program (Subject to change):

French Olympic Week
Friday 19 April: welcome and registration
Saturday 20 April: welcome and registration
Saturday 20 April: opening ceremony
Sunday 21 April to Wednesday 24 April: iQFOiL and Formula Kite qualifying rounds
Monday 22 to Friday 26 April: ILCA, 49er, Nacra 17 and 470 qualifying rounds
Thursday 25 April: iQFOiL and Formula Kite Medal Races
Saturday 27 April: ILCA, 49er, Nacra 17 and 470 Medal Races
Saturday 27 April: Prize-giving and closing ceremony

The Last Chance Regatta
Thursday 18 April: welcome and registration
Friday 19 April: welcome and registration
Saturday 20 April: opening ceremony
Sunday 21 April to 24 April: iQFOiL and Formula Kite qualifying rounds
Sunday 21 to Thursday 25 April: ILCA, 49er, Nacra 17 and 470 qualifying rounds
Thursday 25 April: iQFOiL and Formula Kite Medal Races
Friday 26 April: Medal Races: ILCA, 49er, Nacra 17 and 470
Saturday 27 April: Prize-giving and closing ceremony

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/