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Tokyo Strip Clubs: Call for pole dancing to be an Olympic event

Tokyo: Mai Sato knows the demands of being the best. There are lots of blisters and bruises, and she trains five hours a day.
Japan’s Sato, world champ in her sport, is as athletic, dedicated and competitive as Olympic athletes. And she thinks it’s time her discipline got more recognition.
Still, pole dancing in the Olympics?
Absolutely, say thousands of pole dancers and the rapidly growing number of federations transforming what was once the exclusive property of strip clubs and cheap bars into a respectable – and highly athletic – event.
“I could see pole dancing in the Olympics,” said Sato, who out-twirled a bevy of athletes from 11 nations at the second International Pole Dancing Fitness Championships in Tokyo two months ago.
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But established sports like squash and cricket have failed to make the Olympic cut, baseball and softball were recently given the axe, plus pole dancing needs to gain International Olympic Committee recognition as a sport.

See the full article from “Independent Online”

~ by nikki on March 1, 2010.

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