Officials

A team of International Technical Officers will be appointed by World Sailing to oversee the competition. They will work with the National Technical Officers and volunteers selected by Rio 2016. The selection of the World Sailing team began in 2013, and since then they have taken every opportunity to pefect their skills and develop their teams.

The World Sailing team is composed of four elements: the Technical Delegates, the World Sailing Race Management Team, the World Sailing International Jury and the World Sailing Equipment Inspection Team.

The 2016 team will represent a large number of nations and includes the following experts:

• Equipment inspectors - ensuring all equipment is within the rules of the class and the competition
• International Judges - making decisions on rules questions and applying penalties when necessary
• International Race Officers - ensuring all races are run fairly and within the rules of the competition
• International Umpires - making on the water penalty decisions

Click here for the full list of 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition Race Officials as well as the selection process.