Great Britain and The Netherlands lead Olympic qualifiers after Allianz Sailing World Championships

World Sailing has confirmed the first 107 boats and boards qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games following the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague. Great Britain and The Netherlands lead the way with eight each. Spain and Italy emerge from the Allianz Sailing World Championships with seven places earned, while Germany and New Zealand have six.

Ten places have now been allocated to France as host nation, and the performances in The Hague brought the Olympic dreams of sailors from around the world one step closer.

Athletes have more opportunities to secure their National Olympic Committee (NOC) a place at Paris 2024 in the coming months across all ten Olympic events.

The 2023 Formula Kite European Championships in Portsmouth, UK, is next from 16-24 September 2023, and then the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, from 19-27 September 2023 where iQFOiL, Formula Kite, ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 will be sailed with qualification on the line.

This will be followed by a qualifier on each of World Sailing’s six continents in each of the 10 Olympic Events and the final opportunity is a last chance regatta to be held at the 2024 Semaine Olympique Française in Hyeres, from 18-27 April 2024, just a few months before the Games.

More than 250 boats are expected to feature on the start lines of the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition.

In total, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will feature 330 athletes in the sailing competition, split evenly between male and female sailors.

All places are subject to final confirmation by World Sailing.

Qualification standings

(after the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague)

Nation Men Women Mixed Total
iQFOiL Formula Kite ILCA 7 49er IQFOiL Formula Kite ILCA 6 49erFX 470 Nacra 17 Boats Athletes
 Argentina Yes Yes 2 3
 Australia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5 6
 Austria Yes Yes Yes 3 5
 Belgium Yes Yes Yes 3 4
 Brazil Yes Yes 2 2
 Canada Yes 1 1
 China Yes Yes Yes 3 3
 Croatia Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 5
 Cyprus Yes Yes 2 2
 Denmark Yes Yes Yes 3 5
 Finland Yes Yes 2 3
 France Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 14
 Germany Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 8
 Great Britain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 11
 Hungary Yes Yes 2 2
 Ireland Yes 1 1
 Israel Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 5
 Italy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 8
 Japan Yes 1 2
 Mexico Yes 1 1
 Netherlands Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 11
 New Zealand Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 9
 Norway Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 5
 Peru Yes 1 1
 Poland Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 5
 Portugal Yes Yes Yes 3 4
 Singapore Yes 1 1
 Slovenia Yes 1 1
 Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 11
 Sweden Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 7
 Switzerland Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 6
 United States Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 6
Total: 32 NOCs 12 9 17 11 12 9 17 11 9 10 117 158