Sailing at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Lore & Background

Sailing at the 2028 Summer Olympics will feature ten events, with a total of 330 sailors—the same number as the 2024 Games—split equally between men and women. The venue was initially planned to be Belmont Shore, which hosted the 1984 Olympic sailing competitions. However, due to advocacy from councilman Tim McOsker, who represented the area including the Port of Los Angeles, the boat events were relocated to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, while the board events remained at Belmont Shore.

Reader's Guide

The 2028 Olympic sailing competition marks a notable venue shift from the original plan of Belmont Shore to the Port of Los Angeles for boat events, a change driven by local political advocacy. The event maintains the same sailor count and gender parity as the 2024 Games, reflecting continuity in Olympic sailing structure. Qualification follows standard Olympic sailing rules: the host nation, the United States, automatically qualifies one boat per event, while all other places are earned by countries through results at World Championships and continental events. Importantly, it is the country—not the individual sailor—that qualifies, with National Olympic Committees selecting the athletes to compete. The split between boat events at the port and board events at Belmont Shore creates a unique dual-venue arrangement for the sport.

Did You Know?

• The number of sailors at the 2028 Olympics is 330, the same as the 2024 Games.
• All boat events were moved to the Port of Los Angeles after advocacy from councilman Tim McOsker.
• Board events remained at Belmont Shore, the venue for the 1984 Olympic sailing competition.