Busan TAFISA and Tango
The Olympic Games is the pinnacle of sporting excellence, but what happens to all the sports that are not represented — like: martial arts, archery, bowling, rock climbing, inline skating, wrestling, kite flying, etc? Well they will get their own top-level sports meet this September in Korea, at the Busan TAFISA "World Sport for All" Games, also known as TreX2008 as a short form of "TRaditional, Electronic and eXtreme sports", featuring 10,000 participants from 100 countries competing under 20 sports. http://english.trex2008.co.kr
Interestingly this game will also include folk dances and Tango. The tango events are sponsored by Argentina, and the winners are guaranteed wildcard entry to next year’s World Championship in BsAs. If you are in Busan you can buy tickets to the events on 27-29/Sep at the Busan Cultural Center, and watch 104 dancers from 27 countries. http://english.trex2008.co.kr/bbs/view.php?board_id=jongmok&no=67
Uruguay’s pfficial entry are the couple Nazareno and Mariana, and after the games they will fly to Kuala Lumpur to conduct workshops and perform at the gala milonga on Sat 11/Oct, at the Royal Selangor Golf Club. http://tangomalaysia.com