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Under a new agreement made by the IBA riders board, competitors of the 2009 Shark Island Challenge are set to have their ban lifted from all IBA sanctioned events for the 2010 calendar year. The new ruling which comes into effect as of 1st January was decided upon at a recent meeting during the final leg of the 2009 IBA world tour.

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OOOOOOH SHIT! LUAN IS KILLING IT! IF YOU DIDN’T ALREADY SEE THE RIP ROARING RUN IN THE FINALS OF THE 2009 SPOT TAMPA AM CONTEST THEN HERE IT IS…THROUGH THE EYES OF FLIP………

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One race was ran in the morning before the wind dropped off again just after 10h00.

It was however a very exciting race between two great competitors and they fought all the way. The upwind buoy was reached first by Bruno Sroka (FRA, CABRINHA), but Jesse Richman (HAW, CABRINHA) gained some meters on the downwind.

It was a good show of tactics by both riders and demonstrated that gear, although very important, is not the defining aspect in this discipline. Congratulations to Blazej Ozog (POL, NORTH) for coming in third, he has improved throughout the year and has applied himself well with a good positive attitude always…  Details

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monkPhotographs of a monk skateboarding inside a historic temple have caused controversy in China.

They were taken by a visitor to the Emei Mountain Temple, in Sichuan province, and posted on the internet, reports Huaxi Metropolis News.

The monastery stands near  …  Details

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