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Stand Up Paddleboarding in the Olympics?
The sport of stand up paddleboarding, specifically SUP racing, is being considered for the Olympic Games with possible debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
Two international Olympic federations, the ICF (International Canoe Federation) and ISA (International Surfing Association) are currently waging a political and legal battle for “control” of the sport. The ISA has been involved far longer, beginning with the 2012 ISA World Championship, however the surfing crew have been remained oddly stagnant while the canoe boys became aggressively interested in SUP racing over the past few years. We’ve reached the point where the ICF SUP World Championship is now a more competitive event than the original ISA version.
Though if you ask most paddlers, SUP is a self-governing sport (see: ICF vs ISA “selfish parents” Olympic debate).
In other words: it’s a bit of a mess
Below is a collection of articles we’ve written over the years about stand up paddling in the Olympics…
August 6, 2012
by Christopher Parker (@wheresbossman)
Stand Up Paddle racer Krisztina Fazekas Zur is competing at the London Olympics this week. The Hungarian (who spends much of the year in California) is representing her home nation in the Women's
April 22, 2012
by Christopher Parker (@wheresbossman)
Eric Terrien made a clean sweep at the "King & Pr
March 27, 2012
by Christopher Parker (@wheresbossman)
Check out this cool video from Europe's #1 paddler, Eric Terrien.
Eric recently had the pleasure of traini
