Now Kiting is in the Olympic Games; now its not...

November 12, 2012 by Ron Andruff   Comments (1)

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I can't believe that the International Sailing Federation would flip flop on such an important issue as replacing one Olympic sailing sport with another!  It was such exciting news six months ago when the ISAF confirmed the kiteboarding (sport of the future) would replace windsurfing (sport of the past) at the Rio Olympics.  However, apparently as a result of intense lobbying, yesterday the governing body reversed its decision and went back to the status quo...

Here is the link to the story:http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/sailing/1011620-windsurfing-to-stay-in-rio-2016-olympics-after-kiteboarding-decision-overturned

Such a shame...