Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1992 consisted of a total of ten sailing classes (disciplines). For each class races were scheduled from July 27, 1992 to August 4, 1992 of the coast of Barcelona, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or
European Olympic Committees which the NOC was created. European Olympic Committees The European Olympic Committees is an organisation based in Rome, Italy, consisting of 50 National Olympic Committees from the continent of Europe. Among other duties, the EOC organizes three major multi-sport events; the European Youth Olympic Festival, the Games of the Small States of Europe and the European Games. The EOC has no connection with the multi-sport European Championships which are organised by the individual sports federations involved. In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is