Olympics

May 9 was the day that the 2020 Finn Gold Cup was scheduled to start in Palma, Mallorca. Instead, the class has put together some great videos to watch.

Net assets at March 31 2020 are said to have stood at AUD$150.85 million (£75.4 million/$93.5 million/€86 million), down from AUD$$171.4 million (£85.7 million/$106.3 million/€97.7 million) just three months earlier.

The organisation has begun internal cost-cutting measures such as placing 80 per cent of employees on furlough leave and asking for the majority of staff to take a 20 per cent pay cut.

It has previously been confirmed that all athletes already qualified and quota places already assigned for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will remain unchanged.

Bach described the postponement of the Games as a "huge jigsaw puzzle and every piece has to fit" and warned "sacrifices and compromises" would need to be made.

The IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021

The IOC repeated that cancellation of the Games "is not on the agenda."

The announcement caps a stunning rise for the 21-year old sailor, as the Tokyo-bound athlete will become the fourth youngest Australian Olympic sailor later this year.

Nacra 17 sailors Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have been announced as the latest selections to Australia’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic sailing team.

The fund was established as a backstop for international sports federations that rely on the IOC to balance their budgets.

Two of Australia's most experienced ocean racers and highest profile sailors, Nick Moloney and Adrienne Cahalan OAM, have set up a training base on the Isle of Wight and another in France.

At a night dominated by tennis star Ash Barty, Michael Blackburn was named Coach of the Year while Mat Belcher and Will Ryan took out Team of the Year.

International Sailors arrive in Melbourne for Summer of Sailing 2020 and Olympic Sailing Series .

The eight submissions to reinstate the Finn in the slate for the 2024 Olympic Games were rejected by both the committees and the Council.

The Finn is World Sailing’s iconic Blue Riband event, its 100m, the event that made heroes of Elvstrøm, Coutts, Ainslie and many more and has inspired generations of new sailors.

West Australian Wearn will make his Olympic debut in Tokyo, after finishing the 2019 season ranked number 1 in the world.