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With the onset of 2024 Paris Olympics now close to 15 days away, the athletes from all round the world are on their way to take the centre stage in the French capital. The quadrennial Games, which will be held from July 26 till August 11, will see a total of 206 countries participate across 32 disciplines of sports.
Sailing has been a prominent sport at the Olympics over the years. In the 2024 edition of the Summer Games, which will be held from July 26 till August 11, sailing will take place between July 28 and August 8. These events will be played some 400 miles south of Marseille.
Here in this article, we’ll take a look at the list of Indian athletes and the categories and its schedule at the Paris Olympics.
Indian athletes qualified in sailing for 2024 Paris Olympics
Vishnu Saravanan: Men's one person dinghy
Nethra Kumanan: Women's one person dinghy
Sailing at Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, venue, categories and more
The sailing events will begin on July 28 at the revamped Roucas-Blanc Marina, which has been renamed as Marseille Marina. The sailing events will run until August 8, offering 10 medal events, across men’s and women’s categories.
Here is the medal race schedule for sailing:
1 August – men’s skiff (49er) and women’s skiff (49erFX)
2 August – men’s and women’s windsurfing (iQFOiL)
6 August – men’s dinghy (ILCA 7) and women’s dinghy (ILCA 6)
7 August – mixed multihull (Nacra 17)
7 August – mixed dinghy (470)
8 August – men’s and women’s kite (Formula Kite Class)
When and where to watch 2024 Paris Olympics in India?
Viacom18 has bagged the media rights in India for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Seeing this, the upcoming Summer Games will be broadcast on Sports18 channels in India, while the live streaming will be available for free on JioCinema app and website.