The iQFoil class will make its Olympic debut in Paris 2024.
After a long reign that ran from Beijing 2008 to Tokyo 2020, the RS:X windsurfing says goodbye to the Summer Olympics.
The new Olympic windsurfing class is iQFoil.
The iQFoil is a high-performance, one-design hydrofoil windsurf racing equipment produced by Starboard that reaches 60 kilometers per hour (37.3 miles per hour).
The Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition will feature 48 windsurfers - 24 male and 24 female athletes.
The racing program will take place at Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille, France, from July 28 to August 2.
Athletes will have at least three opportunities to secure qualification for their National Olympic Committee (NOC) in the Olympic Sailing Competition.
Each NOC, in collaboration with its national sailing federation, establishes its unique criteria and schedule for choosing athletes to compete in the events for which the NOC successfully qualifies.
Quota Places and Qualifying Events
The complete qualification program for the Paris 2024 Olympic windsurfing competition involves the following events and criteria:
2023 Sailing World Championships
- Eleven (11) quote places for the highest-placed NOCs (men);
- Eleven (11) quote places for the highest-placed NOCs (women);
2023/2024 Continental Qualification Events
- Six (6) quota places for the highest-placed NOCs from each continent (Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, North America and the Caribbean, and Oceania) (men);
- Six (6) quota places for the highest-placed NOCs from each continent (Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, North American and the Caribbean, and Oceania) (women);
2024 Last Chance Regatta
- Five (5) quota places for the highest-placed NOCs (men);
- Five (5) quota places for the highest-placed NOCs (men);
2024 Emerging Nations
- One (1) quota place for the highest-placed NOCs (men);
- One (1) quota place for the highest-placed NOCs (women);
France | Host Country
- One quota place (men);
- One quota place (women);
Paris 2024 Olympic Games | Qualified Nations and Selected Windsurfers
Men
- Rami Boudrouma (ALG)
- Francisco Saubidet (ARG)
- Ethan Westera (ARU)
- Grae Morris (AUS)
- Mateus Isaac (BRA)
- Huang Jingye (CHN)
- Johan Søe (DEN)
- Jakob Eklund (FIN)
- Nicolas Goyard (FRA)
- Sebastian Kördel (GER)
- Sam Sills (GBR)
- Byron Kokkalanis (GRE)
- Cheng Ching Yin (HKG)
- Tom Reuveny (ISR)
- Nicolò Renna (ITA)
- Makoto Tomizawa (JPN)
- Rytis Jasiūnas (LTU)
- Luuc van Opzeeland (NED)
- Josh Armit (NZL)
- Paweł Tarnowski (POL)
- Robert Kubín (SVK)
- Ignacio Baltasar (ESP)
- Elia Colombo (SUI)
- Noah Lyons (USA)
Women
- Chiara Ferretti (ARG)
- Lorena Abicht (AUT)
- Yan Zheng (CHN)
- Palma Čargo (CRO)
- Natasa Lappa (CYP)
- Kateřina Švíková (CZE)
- Ingrid Puusta (EST)
- Hélène Noesmoen (FRA)
- Theresa Steinlein (GER)
- Emma Wilson (GBR)
- Ma Kwan Ching (HKG)
- Sharon Kantor (ISR)
- Marta Maggetti (ITA)
- Mariana Aguilar (MEX)
- Sara Wennekes (NED)
- Veerle ten Have (NZL)
- Mina Mobekk (NOR)
- María Bazo (PER)
- Maja Dziarnowska (POL)
- Lina Eržen (SLO)
- Pilar Lamadrid (ESP)
- Johanna Hjertberg (SWE)
- Merve Vatan (TUR)
- Dominique Stater (USA)
Words by Luís MP | Founder of SurferToday.com