Youth Olympic Games Kiteboard Qualification Events Open Pre-Registration
Sat 26th Aug, 2017 @ 12:00 am
Pre-registration is open for the Youth Olympic Games continental qualification events. Young riders who hope to qualify for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina can begin the pre-registration process now. To learn more about the TT:R discipline, and the qualification series, continue reading the news that follows, provided by the International Kiteboarding Association.
The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) has published the Notice of Race for the four qualification events. The series gives each competitor two chances to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018.
The first of the three continental qualification events will be held in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, from January 15 to 20, 2018 followed by events in Dakhla (Morocco) and Pranburi (Thailand).
Competitors can request entry now for their continental qualification event. As all events have a strict quota of a maximum of 3 riders per country (per gender) and up to a total of 56 riders per continent and gender, entries will only be confirmed after the end of the entry application period in coordination with the IKA full members and World Sailing MNAs. NCAs, MNAs and competitors are advised to not make any travel arrangements before entries have been confirmed.
Registration for the final world qualification event in Shanwei/China (10 to 15 April 2018) will open shortly, with a quota of maximum 72 competitors per gender.
The Notice of Race contains detailed information about the allocation of quota places.
In each continental qualification event, one boy and one girl (born between 2000 and 2003) per continent will qualify for the Youth Olympic Games, and another 4 places per gender will be awarded at the world qualifier event. The host country, Argentina, has a guaranteed entry in all events, and the IOC will award one more place per gender to a country that has participated in one of the qualification events but missed out closely.
The qualification schedule is as follows:
Cabarete, Dominican Republic, 15 – 20 January 2018
1 Boy: North America & Caribbean
1 Girl: North America & Caribbean
1 Boy: Central & South America
1 Girl: Central & South America
Dakhla, Morocco, Dakhla Attitude Lagoon, 20 – 25 Feb 2018
1 Boy : Africa
1 Girl : Africa
1 Boy : Europe
1 Girl : Europe
Pranburi, Thailand, Pak Nam Pran, 12 – 18 Mar 2018
1 Boy : Asia
1 Girl : Asia
1 Boy : Oceania
1 Girl : Oceania
Shanwei, China, 10 – 15 April 2018
4 Boys : World
4 Girls : World
ABOUT THE IKA TWINTIP:RACING CLASS
Originally set up as grassroots and youth racing program, the class philosophy is to allow all riders to compete on “every day” kiteboarding equipment with minimum limitations. Twin tip kiteboards are used by the vast majority of kiteboarders and can be found on virtually every beach around the world. The Slalom/Boardercross format, kiteboarding’s stand-out feature as a sailing discipline, combine “first past the post” racing with spectacular jumps.IKA TwinTip:Racing has been selected as an event for boys and girls born between 2000 and 2003 to feature in the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018, promising a spectacle similar to the successful Snowboard and Ski Boardercross disciplines of the Winter Olympics.
The Notice of Race can be found here
Entry requests (separate per continent and gender) can be made here
Win a Riot Curv Harness from ION this issue in our FREE subscriber prize draw.
For more information about the TwinTip:Racing Class and the Youth Olympic Games format, visit twintipracing.com.
