Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
was an official part of the
Summer Paralympic Games between
2000
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to
2016
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, after being a
demonstration sport in
1996. The
International Association for Disabled Sailing The International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) was an affiliate member of the International Sailing Federation and was responsible for coordinating the paralympic sailing competition with the International Paralympic Committee. The organi ...
was responsible for coordinating the event with the
International Paralympic Committee and the hosts.
Paralympic Classes and Disciplines
Medal Tables
Olympic sailing venues
Statistics
Medalist
Multiple Medalists
2.4m / Norlin Mk3 Medalists
SKUD 18 Medalists
Sonar Medalists
References
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Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
Paralympics
Sailing competitions in the United States