Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships - globalising the 470

8:09 PM Wed 14 Jul 2010 GMT

'Kondo and Tabata (JPN) 470 Women - 2010 Semaine Olympique Fran?aise, Hy?res, France' Guillaume Durand Click Here to view large photo

ISAF Olympic Commission report the number of nations taking part was identified as being one of the shortcomings of sailing as an Olympic sport. For example at this week's 470 World Championships there are 39 nations represented. This is a very high number when compared to other events in sailing, but up against other Olympic sports it is small when for example you consider that 205 nations competed at the 2008 Olympic Games. A significant plus point for the 470 is that its reach does span almost the entire globe. At the World Championships this week there are sailors from ...

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by Delta Lloyd 470 News