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PINAR COŞKUNER GENÇ IS APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL RACE OFFICER FOR PARIS 2024

05 Feb 2022

Pınar Coşkuner Genç, member of the 470 Management Committee, is appointed as Principal Race Officer for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition.

 

World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport, has announced the appointment of the Technical Delegate and Chief Race Official positions for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Eurosaf Vice President Pınar Coşkuner Genç will serve as Principal Race Officer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. She will be the first woman race officer in the world to do this job.

Pınar Coşkuner Genç, was as a key member of theTokyo 2020 Race Management Team and is currently the World Sailing Development and Regions Committee Chair.

Pınar Coşkuner Genç, who stated that she carries the honor and burden of being the first woman PRO in the Olympic Games, said, “It is the highest accomplishment at my race officiating career to be appointed Principal Race Officer for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a journey that started in London and continued in Rio and Tokyo. I hope to give the best service to the Olympians and be an example to other women race officers."

Congratulations on your appointment Pinar!  International 470 Management Committee members wish you every success in your new duties.