Over time, the tradition spread to the Philippines and here across the islands with Polynesians crafting kites using braided palm leaves. Chun is in China for the “Olympics” of kite making.

Olympic kite surfer Bruno Lobo used his athletic prowess for good while rescuing a drowning woman from the ocean. Lobo was kite surfing and testing his camera off the coast of the city of São ...

Brazilian kite surfer Bruno Lobo is not only an Olympic athlete, but he's also a real-life hero. Lobo, 31, came to a drowning woman's aid during a training session off the coast of São Luís ...

Olympic sailing at the Paris Olympics came to a close on Friday ... short break between races and Pianosi sailed back to the harbor to switch to the smaller kite. At the race's start, Vodisek sailed ...

In total, 13 sailors will represent the U.S. across 10 events. The United States has qualified a boat in every race except for the men's ILCA 7. The Mixed 470 (Two Person Dinghy) will make its Olympic ...

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Billed as the fastest sport of the Olympics, kiteboarding makes its Games debut on Sunday, promising action-packed racing as the foiling kite sailors try to avoid ...

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From kite flying to long distance plunging, there's been some pretty odd events at the Olympic Games! Animation brought to you by Thought Café and CBC Kids!

Billed as the fastest sport of the Olympics, kiteboarding made its Games ... the officials also have live GPS tracking of the kite sailors, who have chips in their kit, as they "fly" above the ...