This from the Wikipedia page on kitesurfing. Key word probably the very last one.
"In May 2012, the course racing style of kitesurfing was announced as a sport for the 2016 Rio Olympics,[10] replacing windsurfing at first then alongside in November.[11] In fact after a vote by the General Assembly of ISAF (after an unprecedented grassroots campaign) the RSX windsurfer was reinstated for both Men and Women; kitesurfing remains therefore a non-Olympic sport until 2020 at the earliest. One of the most interesting aspects of this period[citation needed] was the transfer of many top windsurfers to kitesurf racing; even though most of them had not tried the sport before within a small number of months they were placing well and even winning events. The position has been likened to 'draughts' and 'chess'[weasel words]; if chess was an Olympic sport and for some reason was replaced by draughts chess players could transfer easily; if the decision was reversed no draughts players would be likely to take up chess, just as no kitesurfer has (yet) taken up an Olympic challenge on the RSX[neutrality is disputed].
Ultimately the ease with which complete beginners could transform themselves within a few short months into champions left a lot of unanswered questions about kitesurf racing as a competitive sport let alone an Olympic one[neutrality is disputed]; it is probable that the efforts to be included for Rio 2016 with a celebrity led campaign rather than a grassroots one have hindered the long term case for inclusion at the Olympics rather than helped them."
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Ultimately the ease with which complete beginners could transform themselves within a few short months into champions left a lot of unanswered questions about kitesurf racing as a competitive sport
mmmm complete beginners generally don't have an understanding of wind direction, balance, how to ride upwind, gybing,tacking etc
And what is the definition of a champion? National Title holder?, World Champion? , Olympic Gold Medalist? or your local club champion?
It's pretty true, compared to sailing a laser or multi sail little racing dinghy, kites really are piss easy.
Just removed the offensive text and made some minor changes.
Any ideas why kitesurfing is compared to sailboarding at the bottom of the wiki page? It's like comparing a dodo (sailbaording) with a Eagle soaring majestically in the air.
