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• Sailing is one of 28 sports in the Summer Olympics. Athletes compete in 11 sailing events: four men's, four women's and three mixed.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events

• Fast Facts

  1. Introduced to the Olympics in 1900NBC Olympics: Olympic Sailing History
  2. 11 Olympic sailing eventsOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  3. Four men's, four women's and three mixed eventsOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  4. Called yachting until 2000 Olympics in SydneyInternational Olympic Committee: Olympic Sailing History

• Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

  Sailing events were held from August 9 to August 21, 2008, at the Qingdao International Marina. Great Britain took home the most medals, winning six. Australia and France won two medals each, while Spain, the United States, China, the Netherlands, Brazil and Italy earned two medals each.NBC Olympics: Sailing - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation

• History

  Sailing (then called yachting) made its first Olympic appearance in 1900.International Olympic Committee: Olympic Sailing History It had been scheduled for the 1896 Olympic Games, however poor weather forced its cancellation.NBC Olympics: Olympic Sailing History

  The structure of the sport has changed over the years. Co-ed events were held from 1900 to 1988. After that, both gender-specific and co-ed events have been held.International Olympic Committee: Olympic Sailing History The type of boat has also changed, with large 10- or 12-person boats used in the early 1900s. Now smaller one to four-person boats are used.International Olympic Committee: Olympic Sailing History

• Current Sailing Events

  • Men's keelboatOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Men's one person dinghyOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Men's two person dinghyOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Men's windsurferOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Mixed heavyweight dinghyOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Mixed multihullOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Mixed skiffOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Women's keelboatOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Women's one person dinghyOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Women's two person dinghyOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events
  • Women's windsurferOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: List of Events

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