Sir Richard Branson strong advocate for 'Kiteboarding in'

5:37 AM Thu 10 Mar 2011 GMT

'International Kiteboarding (Photo: KPWT/Carlos Delicado)' International Kiteboarding Association

Kiteboarding?s Olympic Ambassadors, Sir Richard Branson and ISAF Rolex Sailor of the year nominee Kristin Boese, met last week during Branson?s BVI Kite Jam on Necker Island, an event that attracted both top kiteboarding athletes, celebrities and businessmen from all around the world. When asked about the IKA?s Olympic Project, Branson stated that 'Kitesurfing reflects everything that the Olympics stands for. It has all the spirit of the original Olympics. Men against the elements, women against the elements, tremendous skill, tremendous excitement. It?s also perhaps the best spectator sport. It looks beautiful and any future Olympics that doesn't have kitesurfing ...

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