IOC who?
Another great post by Andy Rice on the IOC’s elegantly titled “REVIEW OF THE OLYMPIC PROGRAMME AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PROGRAMME OF THE GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD, BEIJING 2008”
And the money quote… “Weight category events should not be allowed, except for the combat sports and for weightlifting.”
I guess now the only justification for the Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy event is the hull weight of the boat - since sailor weight would be against the wishes of the IOC and all.
Maybe the Bladerider could just add 130kg of lead to the hull and throw it in as an entry. Ummm… maybe.
November 19th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
HAHAHA, Cool Post!
November 20th, 2007 at 9:01 am
A dive belt for every Olympic sailor in every class should be mandatory
November 20th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
interesting to note that the same IOC Commision report also recommended the removal of all keelboat classes from the Olympic Program. See point 3.1.4