Kiteboarding is confirmed an Olympic Sport

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INTHELOOP

QLD

1855 posts

INTHELOOP

QLD, 1855 posts

23 Sep 2016 1:24pm

www.sailing.org/news/41018.php its confirmed. Unfortunately, its not foiling for the youth but TT racing at the YO in Buenos Aires and then high performance foiling will be at the Games in Tokyo. This will be announced early next year.Lets go!

simonp

216 posts

simonp

216 posts

23 Sep 2016 12:45pm

Twin Tip Racing

How do you get to the upwind buoy when its sub 10 knots?

Underoath

QLD

2434 posts

Underoath

QLD, 2434 posts

23 Sep 2016 3:20pm

Serious question.

Will the twin tippers be using C kites and boots?

Or will it be the people who race on foils, using custom racing twin tips and foil kites.

INTHELOOP

QLD

1855 posts

INTHELOOP

QLD, 1855 posts

24 Sep 2016 9:04am

Underoath said..
Serious question.

Will the twin tippers be using C kites and boots?

Or will it be the people who race on foils, using custom racing twin tips and foil kites.

Thats a good question mate. Right now it looks like it will be course racing ( windward/leeward) so foil kites and whatever boards go fast.

Absolutbeginer

QLD

105 posts

Absolutbeginer

QLD, 105 posts

24 Sep 2016 9:18am

Or TT might refer to time trial.....

cauncy

8407 posts

cauncy

WA, 8407 posts

24 Sep 2016 8:08am

Shouldn't this be in the windsurfing section

Peahi

VIC

1485 posts

Peahi

VIC, 1485 posts

24 Sep 2016 8:56pm

cauncy said..
Shouldn't this be in the windsurfing section

or the foil section (whatever happened to that fad)

Gfly

165 posts

Gfly

165 posts

25 Sep 2016 8:24pm

the Olympics is unwatchably boring, it's just a platform for countries and their propaganda machines.

Kiteboarding in the olympics is a bad bad thing.

bjw

QLD

3691 posts

bjw

QLD, 3691 posts

26 Sep 2016 8:01am

Just when you thought the sport of kiting couldn't get any cooler..

wishy

1501 posts

wishy

WA, 1501 posts

26 Sep 2016 8:40am

When SUP racing gets into the olympics I'm selling my TV.

Chris_M

2132 posts

Chris_M

2132 posts

26 Sep 2016 9:01am

Gutted.

I still think the best spectator sport would be destruction derby last kite standing or high jump, but over a bar like the pole vaulters use.

Just invent a new genre for the olympics it'd be classic

Adam'KiteRepair

NSW

331 posts

Adam'KiteRepair

NSW, 331 posts

26 Sep 2016 2:38pm

Kiteboard x would be sick. Kickers in the coarse and the ability to "accidentally knock" an opponent

Ricardo1709

NSW

1302 posts

Ricardo1709

NSW, 1302 posts

26 Sep 2016 5:19pm

Twin tip racing -boring as bat**** unless you can fit razorblades to your kite tips and slash competitors lines and kites

Niggle1981

NSW

23 posts

Niggle1981

NSW, 23 posts

26 Sep 2016 7:13pm

Kite surfing in Olympics! Yes!

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

greenleader

QLD, 5283 posts

26 Sep 2016 9:57pm

Kiteboarding big air like pole vaulting is the the only windbag offering that would be mainstream Olympic TV ....Gold for the sport and everyone!

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