ISAF Conference: Gender balance skewed with 2016 Event selection



9:44 PM Thu 11 Nov 2010 GMT
'Mixed Tornado crew - Carolijn Brouwer and Sebastien Godefroid. (BEL 7)' Richard de Jonge &copy
The International Sailing Federation's Events Committee have effectively skewed the gender balance in Olympic sailing, with its choices of Event for the 2016 Olympic Regatta, which were selected at its meeting in Athens on Wednesday. The reason for the imbalance is the selection of two Mixed classes (one male and one female sailor), when previously this type of Event has not been used in the Olympic Regatta. The reality of sailing is that in a mixed gender boat it is more likely that a female, being lighter and smaller in stature will be on the helm, to keep weight out ...


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