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It is time for change !
Kiteboarding is just one of the latest additions to the sailing community, but it has so much to offer that it will be beneficial to Olyimpic Sailing in general.

This is why be believe that KiteRacing should be part of the Olympic Sailing Competition from 2016 onwards.

Already now the campaign is carrying a lot of momentum. Personalities such as Virgin Group Chairman Sir Richard Branson (GBR), double Olympic Medalist Michael Gebhardt (USA) and Neil Pryde (NZL), founder and managing director of one of the world's biggest players in sailboat racing as well as the top athletes of the sport like triple KiteRacing world champion Steph Bridge (GBR), 9x Kiteboarding World Champion Kristin Boese (GER), the current KiteRacing World Ranking Leader Bruno Sroka (FRA) and many more are supporting the effort with full force.

The International Olympic Committee stated at the 2009 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen that the Olympic Movement must strive to reach out to youth around the world.

Kiteboarding can be found on every beach worldwide and is practiced by hundreds of thousands of people globally.

Kiteboarding is universal and has a strong following among women and youth on the highest levels. It is inexpensive to practice and enjoys a strong following as a recreational water sport.

Learn more about the benefits that Kiteboard Racing brings to the Olympic Sailing Competition on the following pages and support us on our way to the beaches of the Copacabana in 2016 !

http://www.internationalkiteboarding.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4287&Itemid=267

“practiced by hundreds of thousands of people” - Funky you're gonna be busy

Slacko - 99,999 don't act like selfish fools tho so all good.


Seriously tho - hundreds of thousands is surely an exageration? Or is it?

Spot on Galah.

sleek1 said...

April fools day already?

Touche'! .

I really couldn't think of anything more boring to watch... (Olympic windsurfing does spring to mind however.) Not only that but have you seen the places that the olympic windsurfing has had to been run at? Good luck kiting in nearly any of those spots. Imagine sydney harbour kite race... hahaha (there have been far worse spots than that to).

Good luck to any Aussies considering doing it and I will put my beverage to your name, however, I doubt I would be watching the race.

Olympic BMX, or Skate... Now there's something worth tuning in for.

Slack said...

“practiced by hundreds of thousands of people” - Funky you're gonna be busy

I LOL'D

Why are you guys so negative? When kitesurfing would be Olympic then kiting would get more recognition. I use to do race with windsurfer and its great fun.

And if its intersting to watch ……good question. This is personal, like some people like watching tennis or swimming

marco said...

Why are you guys so negative? When kitesurfing would be Olympic then kiting would get more recognition. I use to do race with windsurfer and its great fun.

As Rowdy said, out of all the kiting discipline (freestyle, speed, wave..) course racing is probably the most boring to watch. And if it's the only discipline in the Olympics, it'll become our public face.