World Sailing names officials for LA 2028

World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport, has approved the appointment of two Technical Delegate positions for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic sailing competition. The appointees are:

• Ricardo Navarro, Brazil, Technical Delegate – Ricardo is the current chair of the Race Officials Committee and was the Field of Play Manager at Rio 2016 and Technical Delegate at Paris 2024.

•Ferran Muniesa, Spain, Technical Delegate – Ferran is World Sailing’s Director of Events and an experienced event organizer with 17 years of experience – including 10 as Event Director – in delivering the Princess Sofia Regatta, widely regarded as setting the standard for Olympic regatta sailing over the last decade.

“Ricardo and Ferran will be tasked with ensuring sailing at the Olympic Games will be a fair competition for all athletes, and we can all look forward to excellent sailing in Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles,” said Quanhai Li, World Sailing President.

David Graham, World Sailing CEO adds, “Both bring extensive experience of delivering sailing events at the highest level and understand the standards required for Olympic competition. I am confident they will help build a world-class team and work closely with LA28 and the IOC to ensure sailing delivers an exceptional Olympic regatta.”

The Olympic Sailing Competition at LA28 will be staged across the waters of Belmont Shore in the Venue City of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles in the Host City of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Sailing Program (July 16-28):
First Week – July 16-20
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class – Long Beach, CA
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class – Long Beach, CA
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL – Long Beach, CA
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL – Long Beach, CA

Second Week – July 23-28
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7 – Los Angeles, CA
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 – Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470 – Los Angeles, CA
Men’s Skiff – 49er – Los Angeles, CA
Women’s Skiff – 49erFX – Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 – Los Angeles, CA

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