The olympic pictogram representing kitesurfers

[longwhitecloud]

The pictogram set for the olympics has been released.

Here is the one for kitesurfing. (Not me taking the p3#$, for real.)

[yomotha]

I just looked it up and that pictogram is for sailing. There's a separate surfing one that looks like surfing. I didn't see anything kitesurfing specific.

[Sun]

Yeah, don't be sensationalist. That is the pictogram for sailing sports (including windsurfing) at the 2020 Tokyo games, but not kiteboarding. Kiteboarding is not part of the Tokyo games.

[longwhitecloud]

Kiteboarding as the olympics is concerned currently part of Sailing unfortunately, hopefully that changes between now and 2024.

I am sure windsurfers were stoked with not getting their own pictogram.

https://old.sportbusiness.com/sport-new ... ng-dispute

https://www.surfertoday.com/kiteboardin ... t-position

https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017 ... ood-fight/

[gator1]

This is the real Olympic one:

[kitecomedy]

No, this is the real Olympic Kite Spirit

[Cab Driver]

Kiteboarding as the olympics is concerned currently part of Sailing unfortunately, hopefully that changes between now and 2024.

I am sure windsurfers were stoked with not getting their own pictogram.

https://old.sportbusiness.com/sport-new ... ng-dispute

https://www.surfertoday.com/kiteboardin ... t-position

https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017 ... ood-fight/

How could it change? It was voted in by sailing as a class of sailing. Although the format is far from decided, it's buoy racing on kites, or just like every other sailing class except that the kite and board (foilboard) are replacing the traditional hull and sail.

[grigorib]

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[james]

Kiteboarding as the olympics is concerned currently part of Sailing unfortunately, hopefully that changes between now and 2024.

I am sure windsurfers were stoked with not getting their own pictogram.

https://old.sportbusiness.com/sport-new ... ng-dispute

https://www.surfertoday.com/kiteboardin ... t-position

https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017 ... ood-fight/

As cab driver says, it’s not changing

And please, two articles from August both ifko propaganda and a third from 2017 also ifko media spin.

It does sum up the ifko rather well though, try and cause trouble realise it’s a load of crap and do nothing since.. they honestly have to be the least effective “governing body” ever.

[longwhitecloud]

Things can change, and do change, as they have done in the past.

It's currently an embarrasement to kitesurfing.

Support by kitesurfers, for kitesurfers! Sailing kite kooks not welcome, vultures and leeches are not welcome in our sport

They should be ashamed of threatening pro riders that could only just make ends meet by threatening bans if entering rival competitions to their own with prize money. This is exactly when many pro riders just gave up on world championship competition.

In many countries this anti competitive practice and is illegal.

" Kitesurfers represented by a picture of someone sailing"

yeah a kite is replacing a sail! that is why is has always be known as kitesurfing/ kiteboarding and not sailing. Learn some history about kiteboarding.. it never once was refered to as sailing until these leeches showed up.

Skateboarding and sup have been dealing with exactly the same issues regarding the olympics, all driven by a leech$ that seek to personally profit. Well it was a massive fail for snowboarding, they lost control of their own sport, didnt even want to enter olympic events, listen to the podcasts from the competitors in korea of how they were given one minute to decide to run the comp in dangerous conditions or it was cancelled. By a skier who didnt snowboard! ( president of FIS) Many riders ended up hurt! It is no joke.

just another example of what happens when you sell out, let in leeches, and try and control the wellbeing/safety of riders of one sport with another.

Huge liability for World Sailing, they don't know what they are getting themselves into and how serious the implications are of trying to manage one sports safety standards with anothers.

More than 50% of deaths and injuries in kiteboarding involves the flying aspect of the sport. This alone hardly makes kitesurfing sailing, and like said history shows otherwise. Even the inventor of kitesurfing Bruno Legaignoux say kitesurfing isnt sailing, and he is also a key player in IFKO that you like to discredit.

Support by kiteboarders for kiteboarders! From the very top down, to prevent serious problems down the line.