Places in three sailing classes at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games were allocated at the World Cup event in Qingdao, China, which served as a qualifying event for Asian sailors. In Nacra 17, the new Olympic class and only one that features mixed gender teams, Justin Liu and Denise Lim won a place for Singapore, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) confirmed.

In the men's 470 class, Chinese duo Hao Lan and Chao Wang earned their nation an Olympic berth, while Singapore's Priscilla Low and Shu Xian Lee qualified their nation for Rio in the women's 470 class, ISAF confirmed.

The hosts were also celebrating Olympic qualification in the Finn class, where Lei Gong triumphed in a field featuring nine Chinese boats and one Iranian.

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