All 400 Olympic sailors arrive at Qingdao venue
7/8/2008 17:19
All the 400 sailors from 62 countries and regions have arrived at Qingdao
Olympic sailing center as of Aug. 6, according to the Sailing Committee
(Qingdao) of BOCOG.
"All the 400 sailors with their 267 sailing boats have
finished the registration at the sailing center, busy preparing themselves for
the sailing regatta starting from Aug. 9," Qu Chun, Competition Manager of the
Sailing Committee (Qingdao) of BOCOG, told a press conference in Qingdao , East
China today.
The sailors will compete in 11 events of nine classes on a water
area of almost 50 square kilometers during the 2008 Beijing Olympic sailing
tournament from August 9 to 23, with two reserved days.
"It's no doubt the
best sailing venue. Having the Olympic venue so closed to the marina is
something that has never been achieved before," said David Kellett, vice
president of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), at the press
conference.
"Water quality has been improved every year. There is no problem.
We hope we could get some good winds," he added.
Speaking of the possible
light wind in Qingdao during the competition, Jerome Pels, ISAF Secretary
General, said there was no problem for that.
"We have reserved days. We have
enough room to make sure we can sail the races. Also, we don't need to complete
all the races to finish the competition," he said.
Xinhua
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