Olympics-Sailing-Old classes wave goodbye as sailing set for changes


FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Men's Finn - Medal Race - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Giles Scott of Britain celebrates winning gold after competing. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Despite being threatened by a typhoon at one stage the Olympic sailing programme went off almost without a hitch, but the winds of change blowing through both the Games and the sport mean that it will not look the same in Paris in three years' time.

The desire of governing body World Sailing and the International Olympic Committee for greater equality and an extra dash of excitement will see some classes retired and new ones introduced.

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