World Sailing Championships at Aarhus, Denmark: First Finn & Men's 470 Tokyo 2020 nations confirmed
by World Sailing 9 Aug 2018 05:00 BST
2-12 August 2018
Finn in Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus, Denmark © Sailing Energy / World Sailing
The Men's Heavyweight Dinghy – Finn and Men's Two Person Dinghy – 470 have concluded fleet racing at the Hempel Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark handing more nations a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition.
Eight places in both the Finn and Men's 470 were available in Aarhus and subject to final notification from World Sailing after the event to the relevant Member National Authority / National Olympic Committee, the following nations have qualified:
Men's 470:
- Australia
- France
- Great Britain
- Italy
- New Zealand
- Spain
- Sweden
- USA
Twenty nine countries competed in the Men's 470 fleet in Aarhus.
Finn:
- Argentina
- Canada
- Hungary
- Great Britain
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Turkey
The 90-boat Finn fleet was made up of 42 nations.
Japanese sailors were represented in both fleets but as host nation, receive an entry into every Tokyo 2020 Olympic sailing event.
About the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition Qualification System
The World Championships is the principal qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with 101 places, 40% of the total quota in the ten Olympic sailing disciplines, up for grabs.
Six places will be available in the Men's and Women's One Person Dinghy following the 2018 Asian Games and 2019 Pan Am Games.
Class Association World Championships in 2019 will see the awarding of 61 places and throughout the remainder of 2019, moving into 2020, Continental Qualification events will be held to decide the remaining 68 places.
Two Men's One Person Dinghy and two Women's One Person Dinghy spots will be awarded to eligible National Olympic Committees (NOC) through the Tripartite Commission Invitation Places. The International Olympic Committee will invite eligible NOCs on 14 October 2019 to apply for these places.
Each NOC may enter a maximum of one boat per event, a total of 15 athletes (eight men and seven women) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition.
All places are awarded subject to the details of the qualification system. Click here to view the qualification system in full.
For results visit aarhus2018.sailing.org/results