Rumours of Olympics event changes

Originally posted by iiiiticki What? Finn's dumped from the Olympics? Have I been asleep?

There's a rumour that the IOC is asking for changes to the Sailing events.

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2016/08/28/event-decisions-tokyo-2020-games/

How much truth or rumour or rank guesswork there is in any of that, well who knows, but the writer of the above was working for ISAF at Rio so could be supposed to be current on the gossip.


Edited by JimC - 31 Aug 16 at 9:18am

RS:X convertible will be available to pre-order from November this year according to Agent Eight.

Edited by turnturtle - 31 Aug 16 at 10:21am

OK, I have to admit I completely fail to see how the "convertible" will work in light winds, as people claim. It seems to be a normal short board with a foil that will have a lot of drag at low speeds, so it will be far slower than an RSX, original Windsurfer or (perhaps) Opti in the light stuff.

Hi All
Once again I see our sport being ruined at the olympics by the make it short, inshore and winner of the last race must be the winner.
I am sorry but do you see the 10,000m race being shortened to 2000m as it takes to long or the Marathon. Gymnastics does the same event 3 times first for the team then the individual all around and last each piece of equipment.
With modern drones and big screens could we not go back to running our races in decent wind and over cources of sensible length. Hopefully they will also recognise that as in track and field people of different sizes suit different equipment so for god sake keep the Finn or have something for people of larger physical size or is our sport going to be only for smaller dimension people or those with forced anorxia.
I love our sport but not the 30 second sprints they want to make us race.
God help rowing 2000m races would be shortened to 250m like the canoe sprints.
Gordon

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