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The International Pole Championship (IPC) – renowned event in the industry bringing together the top competitors and athletes in this line of performance. In 2009 and 2010 the event has been held in Tokyo Japan to overwhelming crowds and record breaking media coverage in CNN, AP, Fashion TV, Sport Illustrated, Huffington Post ….The International Pole Championship received accolade for being the ‘Most Media Attended Event 2011’ and ‘The Best International Pole Event 2011’ awarded by International Pole Dance Magazine.
In 2012 the International Pole Championship continues to become the most media attended pole dance event with coverage received from ITN News, The Telegraph (London), NBC Sport, IB Times News, Daily Motion, MSN and much much more!

FOX SPORTS: The rise in popularity of the sport has some supporters hoping for Olympic status.
ASSOCIATION PRESS: Pole Dancing holds worlds championships
REUTERS: Scanty costumes, glitter, grace and athleticism all went on display in Hong Kong this week as competitors vied for the “Ultimate Pole” Championship, hoping to reap renown as the world’s top pole dancer.
ABS NEWS: Przeplasko said competitors traveled from as far away as Malaysia and Moldova, marking the association’s most successful championship yet.
ABS CBN NEWS: The dancers have a fantastic physique: incredibly muscular but at the same time curvaceous and feminine.
THE SUN: Dancer Zoraya, from Utah, was named Pole Idol Of The Year 2010 in Tokyo.
THE STAR: International pole dancers dream of Olympic gold. As always — the championships are in their third year — it was a colourful field.
THE HUFFINGTON POST: The International Pole-Dancing Championships Kick off In Japan
CALGARY HERALD: International Pole Championship: Men and women show amazing strength as they display their pole dancing skills.
JAPAN TIMES: The powerful, sensual and acrobatic performance of pole dancers is sure to titillate audiences at the International Pole Championship in Tokyo .
TIMES LIVE: Zoraya Judd says there is nothing she would rather do than pole dance. She’s one of the best in the world at it and someday, she says, there might even be a place for her talents in the Olympics.
NTV7: Already in its fourth year, The International Pole Dance Fitness Association, IPDFA, has been working hard to promote pole dancing as a new form of exercise.
THE TELEGRAPH: A one-armed pole dancer has scooped the top prize at the International Pole Championships in Hong Kong.
TPDS NEWS: The Men & Women who competed at the 2010 International Pole Championship redefine the “Pole Dancer.” These Women & Men are true athletes in every sense of the word.

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