Sailing at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad
Venue	Port of Los Angeles
Dates	July 2025
←  2024 2032  →

Sailing competitions at the 2028 Summer Olympics were are to be held in July at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. The number of sailors competing across ten different events at these Games remains at 330 the same, with an equal distribution between men and women. ^[1]

Events and equipment

Class	Type	Event	Gender	Sailors	Trapeze	Mainsail	Jib/Genoa	Spinnaker	Classes Intro.	Event Intro.
IQFoil	Windfoiling	Fleet	Female	1	–	+	–	–	2024
IQFoil	Windfoiling	Fleet	Male	1	–	+	–	–	2024
Formula Kite	Kiteboard	Fleet	Female	1	–	+	–	–	2024
Formula Kite	Kiteboard	Fleet	Male	1	–	+	–	–	2024
ILCA 6	Dinghy	Fleet	Female	1	–	+	–	–	2008
ILCA 7	Dinghy	Fleet	Male	1	–	+	–	–	1996	Various
470	Dinghy	Fleet	Mixed	2	1	+	+	+	1976	2024
49er	Skiff	Fleet	Male	2	2	+	+	+	2000	Various
49erFX	Skiff	Fleet	Female	2	2	+	+	+	2016
Nacra 17	Multihull	Fleet	Mixed	2	2	+	+	+	2016

Venue Selection Controversy

The olympic venue for sailing was initial confirmed and bid as Long Beach which also hosted the sailing in 1984. But politically things were happening in the background and despite rumour to the contary in April Long Beach was confirmed. ^{[2] [3]} So with under three year the sailing venue were split with Belmont Shore of Long Beach hoasting the board events and the Port of Los Angeles hosting the dinghy events. ^[4]

Overview

Qualification

Further information: Sailing at the 2028 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sailing allows only one boat per event with the host country, America automatically qualifying. All other places are won by the respective countries based on results at World Championships and continental events. Within sailing the country and not the sailor qualifies to compete at the Olympics it is upto the National Olympic Committee to decide which sailor get awarded the place.

Participating NOCs

In total, XYZ NOCs except Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), participated at the sport of sailing.

•   United States  (0)host

Competition schedule

Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	0	0	0	0
Totals (1 entries)		0	0	0	0

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
iQFoil details
Formula Kite details
Laser details
49er details

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
iQFoil details
Formula Kite details
Laser radial details
49erFX details

Mixed events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
470 details
Nacra 17 details

See also

• Sailing at the Summer Olympics

References

1. "World Sailing - World Sailing welcomes LA28 athlete quota and event programme announcement".
2. "Long Beach confirmed as sailing venue for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics". 15 April 2025.
3. "Long Beach at Risk of Losing 2028 Olympic Sailing Events to San Pedro". 3 April 2025.
4. World Sailing (2025-06-30). "World Sailing announces split venues for LA28 Sailing Regatta".