The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has today expressed its profound disappointment at the International Paralympic Committee's decision not to reinstate sailing to the Paralympic Games for LA28.
The IPC's Governing Board reached the decision after assessing applications from International Federations vying for a place on the LA28 Games plan, which currently considers 22 Paralympic sports (the same number as Rio, Tokyo and Paris) but with 33 sports seeking inclusion for LA28 for just two places.
The RYA was proud to select and fund a talented team of Under 25 sailors to represent GBR at this year's RS Venture Connect World Championship in Oman - and we will continue to develop younger sailors, in the same way that we are committed to sending a GBR team to this year's Allianz Sailing World Championships.
"Para Sailing is undoubtedly one of the most inclusive sports there is and we are of course both saddened and disappointed with the decision not to reinstate Para Sailing to the Paralympic Games for LA28. We are, however, committed to working with World Sailing as they seek to develop a long-term sustainable structure for the sport."
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