Board or Kite-Board: Why not having both in the Olympics?

5:45 PM Sun 27 Feb 2011 GMT

'Kite Cross is only one of the possible kiteboarding formats for the Olympic Games, but surely a spectacular crowd pleaser !' Rick Schwendtner

The deadline for the submissions to be made for the 10 Olympic Sailing Events is approaching fast - it will be March 10, 2011. One of the most debated issues behind closed doors is surely the question on what 'Board OR Kite-Board' exactly means, as it was decided by the ISAF council during the 2011 ISAF annual conference in Athens. During this conference - in the Events Committee as well as in Council - there was quite some discussion about the meaning of the 'OR' in the two boards medals - with some people convincingly saying that 'or' could mean ...

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by Markus Schwendtner