Sailing at Paris 2024 Olympics: Preview, full schedule and how to watch live
The world’s best 330 men’s and women’s sailors will compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, from 28 July to 8 August.
Sixty-five nations have qualified to compete across 10 different events, all of which will take place in the waters of Marseille Marina in South France.
It is important to note that the field of athletes will be evenly split by gender, featuring 165 men and 165 women. Kite will also be part of sailing at the Olympic Games for the first time ever.
Great Britain had a strong showing at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, winning five medals in total, including three golds in the women’s 470, men’s 49er and men’s Finn. Australia won two gold medals as well in Tokyo, taking home titles in both the men’s 470 and Laser.
Tokyo was a microcosm of Olympic history as Great Britain has far and away the most sailing gold medals of any nation with 31 (64 total medals) since the sport’s inception at the Olympic Games in 1900. The USA is second with 19 gold medals and 61 medals in total.
Below, we take a closer look at the stars to watch out for in Paris, a full schedule and how to watch the action.
Sailing stars to watch at Paris 2024 Olympics
Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom will certainly be making waves at this Olympic Games. She will be returning to the Games after winning gold in the women’s Laser Radial, most recently triumphing in the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship.
Stuart McNay of the United States will be competing in his fifth Games, with the 42-year-old racing in the mixed dinghy alongside Lara Dallman-Weiss. McNay is still seeking his first Olympic medal.
The USA’s Daniela Moroz has won six World Championships in women's kite and will be expecting to be on the podium at Paris 2024 in the newly-introduced event.
The same goes for Luuc van Opzeeland of the Netherlands. The 25-year-old is the reigning world champion in men’s windsurfing-iQFOiL.
Croatia’s Tonci Stipanovic is looking to win a third straight medal at the Games, taking home silver in the men’s Laser at the previous two Olympics.
Italy’s Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti are also looking to defend their gold medals won at Tokyo 2020 in the Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17.
Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom will be defending her Olympic title (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
Full sailing schedule at Olympic Games 2024
Sailing is due to take place from 28 July to 8 August during Paris 2024. Click here for a detailed schedule.
How to watch sailing live at Paris 2024
All the action from Paris 2024, including sailing, can be watched via media rights holders (MRHs).
MRHs include Nine in Australia, Globo in Brazil, CBC in Canada, CCTV in People's Republic of China, Fuji TV/NHK/Nippon TV/TBS/TV Asahi/TV Tokyo in Japan, SKY NZ in New Zealand, SuperSport in South Africa, NBC in the United States, and Discovery Eurosport across Europe, alongside France Télévisions in France, ARD/ZDF in Germany, and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom, among others.
Check listings in other regions for your local broadcaster.