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This Region Will Light Up the World": IOC President Kirsty Coventry's Historic First Visit to Oceania

The Coventry visit to Auckland marks the start of a six-year operational window in which Oceania holds three Olympic-relevant sailing venues, a continental multi-sport Games and a federation governance reset on a single arc. The contrast is between Auckland read as an IOC governance moment and Auckland read as the starting gun for the Pacific sailing decade.

ONOC Olympics Oceania Sponsorship World Sailing Race Officers

Sat 23 May 2026

Oceania Officials Appointed to Lead New World Sailing Classification Body

In a major announcement that significantly shapes the future governance of the sport World Sailing has officially approved the creation of a dedicated Classification Sub-Committee to oversee the integrity of Para Inclusive Sailing. Our parent organisation confirmed this decision following a series of recommendations that were put forward by the Para World Sailing Committee to establish a more robust administrative framework. The primary objective of this new group involves the supervision of the

Classification Oceania Para Sailing Governance Fairness Integrity Globocol Leadership Inclusion Standards

Sat 07 Feb 2026