2016 Olympics: Womens Match racing moves on after ISAF Decision

7:22 PM Fri 13 May 2011 GMT

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Liz Baylis, Womens International Match Racing Association Director comments on the recent decision to drop the Womens Keelboat and March racing event from the 2016 Olympic card: Dear WIMRA Sailors, Organizers, Umpires, and Fans, As you probably know, the ISAF Council voted last week to remove the women's keelboat event from the Olympic slate for 2016. Obviously this is a great disappointment to us and perhaps a decision they will regret. But it is done and we must now look forward and not backwards. We have seen an incredible growth of women's match racing throughout the world over the last ...

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by Liz Baylis