MOSCOW, November 11 (R-Sport) - The International Sailing Federation reinstated windsurfing as an Olympic sport Sunday, just six months after removing it.
In May, ISAF took a controversial decision to replace windsurfing with kiteboarding for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Some delegates later said they had voted wrongly because of translation problems, while windsurfing federations pressured ISAF to rethink the move.
A majority of delegates at ISAF's annual meeting in Ireland voted Sunday to drop kiteboarding and return RS:X windsurfing to the program, the federation said in a website statement.
Windsurfing has been in the Olympics since 1984 for men and 1992 for women.
London 2012 featured a record 10 sailing and windsurfing events, with six classes for men and four for women.
Two other changes made by ISAF in May remain in effect.
For Rio de Janeiro, the men's Star class sailing is to be replaced by a mixed-gender multi-hull event, and the women's Elliot match racing has been replaced by a new women's 49er fleet racing class.
