Paris 2024: Russians are coming, sort of

“Russia isn’t considering boycotting the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” declared Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsinhas declared, despite the restrictions imposed on its athletes as a result of the Kremlin’s offensive in Ukraine.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended Russia and Belarus, from the Paris 2024 Games last December, but gave the green light for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals, without national symbols, provided they do not actively support Russia’s offensive campaign in Ukraine.

Faced with the inability of Russians to represent their country like other athletes, Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin was quoted by the state news agency TASS as saying: “We shouldn’t turn our backs, close ourselves off, boycott this movement. We should maintain the possibility of dialogue and take part in the competitions as much as possible.” – Full report

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/