Pole dancing at the Olympics?

[Creepy]

Who would watch?.

The International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) has submitted an application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be recognized as a fully-fledged sport.

The IPSF's Olympic Sub-Committee has been working on its submission for the last five months, with its case boosted after it was officially confirmed as a signatory of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code.

"This is a long process and may take years to achieve recognition, but by applying we have already raised the standards of our sport and look forward to continuing to evolve in line with the with international sporting guidelines," the IPSF said, insidethegames.com reported.

The organization currently has 22 members, but the IPSF wants to increase this to 40 by the end of 2017 as part of its recognition effort.

The federation had already established the World Pole Sports Championships in 2012 in its bid to increase awareness across the globe.

This year's event, held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London during July, attracted around 150 athletes from 30 countries.



Full article.

https://www.rt.com/sport/362800-pole-dancing-at-olympics/

 

[User-E]

The women's rights activists will be all over that, protesting that pole dancing is a symbol of exploitation and abuse of women. There was an uproar over participating in a recent 'Take back the night' march because of this issue.



I admire the skill and athleticism required to perform on the pole and think it'd be awesome to have it included.

 

[Hoser]

The women's rights activists will be all over that, protesting that pole dancing is a symbol of exploitation and abuse of women.

The same women that have nothing else to do and do not know what to do with their time.