Boards in the Olympic Sailing regatta - mixed, team, and, or, and-or ?

5:48 PM Fri 6 May 2011 GMT

'Diversity, color, action... all added through kiteboarding in the Olympics' Roberto Foresti

While everybody seems to be focussed on the ongoing fight between dinghies and keelboats it should not be forgotten that the boards - kiteboards and windsurfers - are still in a different situation. One of the topics during todays council meeting was the meaning of 'mixed events' in kiteboarding or windsurfing, or, what kiteboarding and windsurfing in one event could mean. For clarification: as two medals for each kiteboards and windsurfers seem to be unrealistic at the moment, there should be a way to showcase both sports at the Olympic Games, as they represent youth and media appeal probably more ...

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