The two Technical Delegates who will oversee sailing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics have been confirmed: Ricardo Navarro of Brazil and Spain's Ferran Muniesa.
Navarro currently chairs World Sailing's Race Officials Committee and brings direct Games experience, having served as Field of Play Manager at Rio 2016 and Technical Delegate at Paris 2024.
Muniesa is World Sailing's Director of Events. His 17 years in high-level event management include 10 as Event Director of the Princess Sofia Regatta, widely regarded as setting the standard for Olympic regatta sailing over the last decade.
World Sailing President Quanhai Li welcomed the appointments. "We are delighted to make these appointments to key roles for the LA28 Olympic sailing competition. Ricardo and Ferran will be tasked with ensuring sailing at the Olympic Games will be a fair competition for all athletes, and we can all look forward to excellent sailing in Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles."
CEO David Graham was equally direct. "Ricardo and Ferran are outstanding appointments for LA28. Both bring extensive experience of delivering sailing events at the highest level and understand the standards required for Olympic competition. I am confident they will help build a world-class team and work closely with LA28 and the IOC to ensure sailing delivers an exceptional Olympic regatta."
The Olympic sailing competition runs from 14 to 30 July 2028, across the waters of Belmont Shore in the Venue City of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles in the Host City of Los Angeles.
