Formula Kite Explained

Formula Kite is the kitesurfing class chosen by World Sailing for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^{[2] [3]} The class features a foil kite and a board with a hydrofoil. The equipment is not one-design, but instead competitors use their choice of approved production equipment.^[4] The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) manages the class. The class is for men and women.^[5]

Events

Men's World Championship

2016[6]	Weifang, China
2017[7]	Muscat, Oman
2018[8]	Aarhus, Denmark
2019[9]	Lake Garda, Italy
2021[10]	Torregande, Italy
2022[11]	Poetto Beach, Italy
2023[12]	The Hague, Netherlands
2024[13]	Hyères, France

Women's World Championship

2016[14]	Weifang, China
2017[15]	Muscat, Oman
2018[16]	Aarhus, Denmark
2019[17]	Lake Garda, Italy
2021[18]	Torregande, Italy
2022[19]	Poetto Beach, Italy
2023[20]	The Hague, Netherlands
2024[21]	Hyères, France

See also

• Windfoiling

External links

• International Kiteboarding Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Class Rules. World Sailing.
2. Web site: Windfoiling included for 2024 Paris Olympics . 4 November 2019 . Yachting New Zealand . 11 April 2022 . 22 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122194030/https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/news/windfoiling-included-2024-paris-olympics . live .
3. Web site: Formula Kite: the official foiling equipment for the Olympic Games . 14 July 2020 . Surfer Today.
4. Web site: Factory inspections in IKA Formula Kite registered series production scheme for Paris 2024 . 5 May 2020 . Sail World.
5. Web site: World Sailing confirms Formula Kite in Paris 2024 . 21 May 2019 . Surfer Today.
6. Web site: Formula Kite World Championships Weifang 2016 Results. Kite Generation.
7. Web site: Formula Kite Foil World Championship 2017 in Muscat, Oman. November 26, 2017. Kite Generation.
8. Web site: Formula Kite World Championships Aarhus 2018 Results. World Sailing Championships.
9. Web site: Parlier and Moroz win the first Formula Kite World fixture of 2019. kitewordmag.com.
10. Web site: Formula Kite World Championships 2021 Results. formulakite.org.
11. Web site: 2022 Formula Kite World Championship microsite. formulakite.org.
12. Web site: Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague 2023 - Results Centre. Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague 2023.
13. Web site: 2024 Formula Kite World Championships. formulakite.org.
14. Web site: Formula Kite World Championships Weifang 2016 Results. surfertoday.com.
15. Web site: Formula Kite Foil World Championship 2017 in Muscat, Oman. November 26, 2017. Kite Generation.
16. Web site: Formula Kite World Championships Aarhus 2018 Results. World Sailing Championships.
17. Web site: Parlier and Moroz win the first Formula Kite World fixture of 2019. kitewordmag.com.
18. Web site: Formula Kite World Championships 2021 Results. formulakite.org.
19. Web site: 2022 Formula Kite World Championship microsite. formulakite.org.
20. Web site: Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague 2023 - Results Centre. Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague 2023.
21. Web site: 2024 Formula Kite World Championships. formulakite.org.