Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Next Olympic Event: Pole Dancing?

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 22, 2010 5:05 AM CST

(Newser) – The thrill of the libido, the agony of panty rashes may soon be a new highlight of the Olympics if pole dancers have their way and make the acrobatic gyrations an Olympic event. Others are hardly convinced, but the founder of the International Pole Dancing Fitness Association believes Olympic recognition is merely a matter of time. Pole dancing takes just as much work and skill as, say, tug of war, which was once an Olympic event. Besides, pole dancing has the "wow factor," one practitioner tells AP.

One of the moves that could one day win a gold medal.
One of the moves that could one day win a gold medal.   (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
Would this be a Triple Crotch? Woman performs at a Beijing competition for pole dancers.
Would this be a Triple Crotch? Woman performs at a Beijing competition for pole dancers.   (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
A pole dancer competes during China's first pole dancing competition in Beijing in 2007. Will the sport soon become part of the Olympics?
A pole dancer competes during China's first pole dancing competition in Beijing in 2007. Will the "sport" soon become part of the Olympics?   (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
My TakeCLICK BELOW TO VOTE
47%
3%
7%
24%
4%
15%
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 20 comments
terrykd
Feb 27, 2010 5:25 AM CST
Um... Hello? Is gymnastics not an Olympic sport? For everyone who's bullshitting and whining- how is it any different? It's less respectable as a sport why? Just because it involves a fucking pole? Really?
tom68
Feb 27, 2010 3:06 AM CST
Very good question and how about the medal placement would that go around there necks or or would they be placed down the front of the lower half of there pole dancing attire?
empathizerightonyourbehind
Feb 24, 2010 9:19 PM CST
if baseball and softball are out and pole dancing is in... i quit. i just quit.

More Newser Stories

Men Take Up Pole Dancing

Medvedev Blames Bureaucrats for Olympic Flop

Recession-Hit Gym Rats Find Cheaper Ways to Work Out

Hef Ex Kendra to Peddle Stripper Poles

China's Newest Fitness Trend: Pole Dancing


NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne