Video Of The Week - 2010 World Kiteboarding Championships

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Some of the World's best sportsmen and women recently came together on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, to battle it out for the 2010 World Kiteboarding Championships.

The athletes competed in a number of different events including Freestyle and Wave Riding, in some of the most ideal wind and ocean current conditions in the world.

Kiteboarding, which combines elements of surfing, windsurfing and wakeboarding, is a fairly new extreme sport - one that is starting to gain popularity amongst youngsters all over the world, especially Europe.

sources: islandconnections.eu

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18 Comments
  • e.tover 11 years
    thats cool
    • boomerover 13 years
      thats so rad
      • codyalmost 14 years
        thats awsome
        • Blakeover 14 years
          You people are nerds! :P
          • DJover 14 years
            This extreme sport looks very dangerous. I wonder what the statistics are with accidents?
            • DJover 14 years
              I think kite boarding looks dangerous. I wonder what the statistics are with kite boarders having accidents? One thing I didn't know was it was considered an extreme sport.
              • Caeden over 14 years
                that is cool dood
                • no name pleasealmost 15 years
                  this is kinda cool but i wouldent do that
                  • X@DOUGIE@Xalmost 15 years
                    i dont know what to say about that..........
                    • gooouudalmost 15 years
                      it is cool :)