Olympia 2024: The first pictures of the iQFoilers in the Olympic area off Marseille

Most of the starters have been in Marseille for some time to familiarise themselves with the conditions in the Olympic area and make final adjustments to their equipment. The iQFoil equipment looks a little different than usual: boards and sails have neither logos nor lettering, but the standardised stickers with the flag, country abbreviations and the Olympic rings.

More about Olympia and iQFoil:

• iQFoil: The Olympic windsurfing equipment in detail
• From courses to medal races - the mode in iQFoil
• iQFoil in self-experiment - Meeting with the monster
• Sebastian Kördel on material and preparation - "The pressure is extreme"
• Theresa Steinlein - Interview with Germany's Olympic starter
• Sail, foil, mast: how to trim the iQFOil material

Even though the German Olympic starters Sebastian Kördel and Theresa Steinlein have not yet appeared in the official pictures, the picture gallery above gives an impression of the Olympic area. The forecast for the first week of the Olympics promises very light winds at first, which will pick up towards the Medal Races on Friday 2 August.