2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games. Five sailing events with 100 sailors from 44 different nations are taking place at Club Náutico San Isidro, Argentine including Girl's and Boy's Kiteboarding (Twin Tip Racing) and the Mixed Multihull (Nacra 15). Elsewhere, Girl's and Boy's Windsurfing (Techno 293+) are returning for its third consecutive Games from 6 to 18 October 2018. Youth Olympic Village.© Matias Capizzano / World Sailing

Dakar 2026 - Qualification & Entry

Context and Rationale

  • Align with the revised approach to deliver Games that fit within the local and regional context.
  • Reduce YOG specific travel and costs for athletes, MNAs and NOCs.
  • Consider athletes that are on a development pathway.
  • Reduce the workload for NOCs in terms of quota allocation and confirmation as this is done via the IOC Sport Entries and Qualification (SEQ) system.
  • Allow sufficient time between quota allocation and final sport entries to help facilitate NOC planning and operations.

Key Changes

  • Participation Principles does NOT equal Qualification system principles .
  • All entries for participation are managed directly between the NOCs and the IOC, in collaboration with Dakar 2026 OCOG and World Sailing.
  • The Delegate Registration Process milestones are reversed from previous Games.
  • The process starts with NOCs telling the IOC in which sports/disciplines they intend to send athletes.

The six pillars

  • Universality
  • Continental Representation
  • Priority to Africa
  • Host Country Representation
  • Athlete Performance
  • Gender Equality

Further details of the Dakar 2026 Participation Principles