Olympic Games Archives

Olympic venue poses significant health risk

February 13th, 2014

Irish officials and team members have identified the Brazilian waters, where the 2016 Olympic sailing event takes place as a

February 9th, 2014

(February 6, 2014) – The qualification system for the 2016 Olympic Sailing Qualification has been published. The Rio 2016 Olympic

February 7th, 2014

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Thursday (Feb. 6, 2014) that the Keelboat Event will not be included in

January 26th, 2014

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is leading an effort to have the Star included as an additional sailing event at the

January 6th, 2014

A stout green catamaran plied the polluted waters of Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay alongside wooden fishing boats, but its

December 8th, 2013

Olympic sailors on Saturday checked out the venue for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Many didn’t like what

November 22nd, 2013

Olympic sports federations will be monitoring efforts to clean up the polluted waters around Rio de Janeiro to prevent health

March 20th, 2013

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 20, 2013) – Thirty-eight talented sailors have been named to the 2013 US Sailing Development Team (USSDT),

December 19th, 2010

by Bruno Troublé, 2-time Olympian, America’s Cup skipper and organizer I am just back from the World Yacht Racing Forum