Olympic SUP-Surfers vs. Canoers

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Olympic SUP-Surfers vs. Canoers

In a major development that could drastically alter the future direction of our sport, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) has challenged the long-standing assumption that the International Surfing Association (ISA) is the Olympic-level governing body of stand up paddling, staking a rival claim and forcing a gridlock that has left SUP communities in limbo and blocked a potential inclusion in the 2018 Youth Olympics.

http://www.supracer.com/olympic-paddleboarding-tug-of-war-surfing-canoeing/

Bill Herderich

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The ICF, which governs the canoe/kayak events at the Olympic Games along with several other non-Olympic paddling disciplines, counters that any water sport with a paddle automatically falls under its umbrella, i.e. their first line of reasoning is that SUP should be an ICF discipline by default.

ANY water sport with a paddle? I'd post a pic but I've just poisoned my search history trying to find something suitable. Here's about as close as I can get:

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My prediction: Between ICF and ISA the body which gives the largest amount of bribes to the IOC will win. BTW - did pole dancing ever get accepted as an Olympic sport?

What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.

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Randy wrote:

My prediction: Between ICF and ISA the body which gives the largest amount of bribes to the IOC will win. BTW - did pole dancing ever get accepted as an Olympic sport?

IOC vs FIFA. Battle of the Swiss bank accounts.

Nothing recent on the move to make pole dancing an Olympic sport. There was a petition on change.org

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Petition Closed 229 supporters 999,771 needed to reach 1,000,000

It was up for five years. Looks like a bunch of signers by the name of Krystal, Brandy, Amber, Candy. Biggrin

IOC members will see enough pole dancing as the two paddling governing bodies try to bribe them with junkets.

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