The Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition features 380 athletes from 66 nations, in 274 boats racing across ten Olympic disciplines. Racing runs from Monday 8 August through to Thursday 18 August 2016 with 217 male and 163 female sailors racing out of Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sailing made its Olympic debut in 1900 and has been a mainstay at every Olympic Games since 1908. For more information or requests please contact Daniel Smith at World Sailing on marketing@sailing.org or phone +44 (0) 7771 542 131.
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49erFX: Agile Speed Demons
Date: 21/07/2021
It takes agility, strength and fitness to handle the speedy 49erFX, the Women’s Skiff, and 21 challengers are up for the task at Tokyo 2020. Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) return to defend the crown they secured on home waters five years ago. But the field is wide open and it’s anyone’s guess as to who will conquer in Enoshima.