Paris 2024: New format for Windsurfing

When the International Olympic Committee wanted Sailing to liven up its Program for Paris 2024, the Windsurfing equipment switched from the RS:X to the iQFOiL, and the event also revised its competition schedule.

The changes begin with the course type which include three race formats – the Marathon Race, Slalom, and Course Racing. The Race Committee selects the format depending on wind conditions, and because the Marathon is a longer 60-minute race, it is scored as two races.

At the end of the Opening Series, the standard had been for the top ten athletes advance to a single, double-point Medal Race to conclude the cumulative series, but now for only the Windsurfing event, the top ten qualify for a Medal Series.

Those ranked fourth to tenth compete in a Quarter-Final, with the top two reaching the Semi-Final. They will then face the athletes that finished second and third in the Opening Series. Two will progress from the Semi-Final, joining the top overall athlete in the Final.

The three athletes in the Final are all guaranteed a medal, with the finishing order in the Final race determining who wins what medal.

Event details – Results – Notice Board

Source: World Sailing