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starting from the Games of the 1st

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( 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of

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and possibly the cancelled

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, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 2008 consisted of a total of nine sailing classes (eleven disciplines). Eleven races are scheduled for each event except for the 49er class, for which 16 races are scheduled from 9 August 2008 to 21 August 2008 of the coast of the

Qingdao International Sailing Centre The Qingdao International Sailing Centre () is a sailing marina located on the former site of the Beihai Shipyard by Qingdao's Fushan Bay at Shandong Province in China. It was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the Olympic and Par ...

facing the

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. Of the 11 (16) races, 10 (15) are scheduled as opening races and one as a medal race. The sailing was done on four different types of courses.

Venue

According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible to the city which the IOC has chosen. Among others, an exception is made for the Olympic yachting events, which customarily must be staged on the open sea. On account of this principle,

Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...

was selected for the honor to carry out the Olympic yachting regattas. For that purpose the Qingdao International Sailing Centre was constructed.

Qingdao International Sailing Centre (QISC)

250px The land based part of the QISC covers approximately 45 hectares and includes: * Administrative and game management center * Olympic and athletes village * Media center * Logistics supply center * National sailing center, International yacht club with seaside marina * International passenger liner terminal * International conference center with five-star hotel * Shopping and amusement center, parks and public squares. The offshore part of the complex included: * The main seawall * The secondary seawall * The jetty wharf * The Olympic wharf

Course areas

A total of five race areas were set on the Yellow Sea of the coast of Qingdao. The location points to the center of the 0.6 nm radius circle for course area A & B and to a 0.75 nm radius circle for course area's C D and E. Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Course area's

Competition

Overview

Continents

* Africa * Asia * Oceania * Europe * North America * South America

Countries

Classes (equipment)

Race schedule

Medal summary

Women's events

Men's events

Open events

Medal table

References

Sources

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2008 in sailing Sport in Qingdao Sailing competitions in China