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The Youth America's Cup begins on 19 September 2024, while the Women’s America's Cup starts on 3 October
For the first time ever, this international sporting event will feature a women's competition
The transformation of the Olympic Port, promoted by Barcelona City Council through B:SM, will make it one of the best places for city residents to watch the regattas
The Olympic Port will be at the epicentre of the women's and youth competitions in the 37th edition of the America's Cup, which is being held in Barcelona in 2024. America’s Cup Event Limited (ACE), which is organising this major event, today confirmed the starting dates for these two competitions: the Youth America's Cup begins on 19 September, while the Women’s America's Cup, which is being held for the first time ever, starts on 3 October.
The Olympic Port will be the base for the teams taking part in these two events. In both cases, the teams will train for a week prior to the competition and then begin a series of elimination heats until they get to a final of six regattas. The two best teams from those regattas will then compete for their respective trophies. The final of the Youth America's Cup will take place on 2 October, while the final of the Women's America's Cup is scheduled for 16 October.
Jaume Collboni, the First Deputy Mayor and president of B:SM, expressed his satisfaction at the recent announcement. “The America's Cup is a new opportunity for Barcelona to show the world that it is capable of organising sporting events of international importance. Furthermore, using the Olympic Port as the venue for these two pioneering, innovative competitions gives content and coherence to the city's project, aimed at making the port a place for marine educational activities and for doing nautical sports at both an amateur and elite level.”
The Olympic Port, a privileged location for enjoying the America's Cup
The privileged location of the Olympic Port, near Barcelona's beaches and the city centre, and the transformation process under way there, make it a privileged viewpoint for enjoying the ins and outs of the America's Cup sailing competitions.
The Olympic Port has already been modernised and many of its maritime and port installations have been adapted to meet the operational needs of this major event. The work is now centred on defining the spaces the teams will occupy.
Along with the generation of new public spaces for walking and doing sport, the Dic de Recer breakwater is also being transformed into an extensive walkway-viewpoint. From there, spectators can watch the vessels leaving the Olympic Port and the other regattas taking place off Barcelona's coastline. The urban development work, which also includes the renovation of the lower level, began this September and is scheduled to last fifteen months, with an investment of €4.8 million.
Furthermore, at the beginning of 2023, work will begin on the configuration of the Port Olympic's Balcó Gastronòmic, an innovative restaurant space located on the Moll de Gregal quay, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2024, coinciding with the start of the competitions.
Construction work is currently under way on a new entrance to the port, connecting the Olympic Port with Avinguda del Litoral, along with work to configure the city's first blue economy centre, centred on the Moll de Mestral quay and the Dic de Recer breakwater, where companies and entrepreneurs working in this activity sector will be located.
About ACE
ACE (America’s Cup Event) Barcelona S.L. has been created by Defender and Rightsholder, Emirates Team New Zealand to organise the 37th America’s Cup, with the aim of planning, coordinating and overseeing the event.