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IOC Steps Back From the Brink

Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continued its consultations with all the stakeholders of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Japan will hold Olympic Games ‘without problems’

It may be looking like a long-shot, but Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe has insisted the country will host this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games without problem as planned

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British Olympic Association reaches Rule 40 agreement

British Olympic Association and a group of athletes have reached an agreement in relation to the interpretation of the International Olympic Committee’s Rule 40 in the UK

Cancellation of Trofeo Princesa Sofia and 470 World Championships

The Organizing Committee announces the cancellation of the 470 Worlds and the Trofeo Princesa Sofía Iberostar Regatta due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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World Sailing cancels World Cup Series Genoa event

World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Genoa event that was due to be held in the Italian city from 11 – 19 April due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Sir Ben celebrates 20 years since winning first gold medal

Sir Ben Ainslie won his first Olympic gold medal in the Laser after a nerve-racking final race against Brazil’s Robert Scheidt at the Sydney 2000 Games

The coronavirus effect as European sailing season gets underway

As we head into the European sailing season the Coronavirus has captured world-wide media headlines

Continental Olympic Qualification Event Postponed

The ASAF Asian Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 15 to 22 March 2020, have been postponed as a precautionary measure due to COVID-19

470 to award first ever Mixed Crew Worlds Championship medals

470 Worlds to award first ever Men/Mixed Crew Championship Title at 2020 event in Palma, Mallorca, 13 to 21 March

Petition raised for World Sailing to cancel Sailing World Cup in Italy

Petition posted for World Sailing to cancel Hempel Sailing World Cup Genoa 2020 due to the risks of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Dorian van Rijsselberghe retires from Olympic RS:X windsurfing

Last Saturday at the 2020 RS:X World Championships, the flying dutchman Dorian van Rijsselberghe sailed his last race in the Olympic RS:X windsurfing class

Olympic Games could be Postponed

Japan’s Olympic minister, Seiko Hashimoto, says the Tokyo 2020 Games could be postponed from the summer until later in the year amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak