ISAF Sailing Worlds, Santander - Rio Olympic Laser spots snapped up
by ISAF on 14 Sep 2014
2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Santander - Laser fleet Thom Touw
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With 50% of Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition spots available at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the fight for positions is tight, tense and tough.
After a four race qualification series, the 23 Laser places on offer at Santander 2014 have been picked up as the fleet divides up into gold, silver and bronze packs.
Twenty four nations make up the 49-boat Santander 2014 Laser gold fleet but with Brazil automatically receiving a spot as host nation the 23 Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition places available at Santander 2014 have been decided:
Laser
1. Australia
2. Belgium
3. Canada
4. Croatia
5. Cyprus
6. Denmark
7. Finland
8. France
9. Germany
10. Guatemala
11. Great Britain
12. Ireland
13. Italy
14. Netherlands
15. New Zealand
16. Norway
17. Poland
18. Portugal
19. Singapore
20. Sweden
21. Tunisia
22. USA
23. U.S. Virgin Islands
The next opportunity for Laser qualification will come at the 2015 Laser World Championship where nine places will be on offer. Two places are set to be awarded at each of the 2015/2016 African, Asian, European, North American and South American Continental Qualification Events. A single place will be available at the 2015/2016 Oceanic Continental qualification Event whilst Brazil, as host automatically receives a spot. Two final places will be awarded via Tripartite Commission Invitation places.
The qualification series has concluded in the Laser Radial but with 33 nations making the gold fleet and 19 Rio 2016 places available the fight will go on for three days of final series Rio 2016 Olympic Qualification System
Schedule of Racing:
12-18 September, Laser and Laser Radial
13-19 September, RS:X Men and RS:X Women
14-20 September, 470 Men and 470 Women
15-21 September, 49er, 49erFX, Finn and Nacra 17
Results are available here.
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