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WATCH: Richard Branson Challenged Barack Obama To Kitesurfing Contest. Who Won?

Darpan News Desk IANS, 07 Feb, 2017 01:55 PM
    NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands — Former President Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelle, have spent some time vacationing with Richard Branson since leaving the White House.
     
    The Virgin Group founder put up a blog post with pictures and video of the ex-president kitesurfing off one of Branson's private islands in the British Virgin Islands. Branson writes that Obama, who's a native of Hawaii, told him he was prevented from surfing by his security detail during his time in office.
     
    Branson says after spending a couple days learning to kitesurf, Obama bested the billionaire in a watersport challenge.
     

    Challenged President Barack Obama to a kitesurfing v foilboarding contest - here's what happened.

    A video posted by Richard Branson (@richardbranson) on

     
     
    He says inviting the Obamas to his island was "a huge honour."
     
    Obama spent his first days after leaving Washington vacationing in Palm Springs, California.
     
    The video shows Obama and Branson kitesurfing and foilboarding.
     
    "Challenged President Barack Obama to a kitesurfing v foilboarding contest - here's what happened," Branson wrote on Instagram. 
     
    The winner, hands down, is...why don't you see for yourself?
     
    Those who believed Obama's cap, worn backwards, proved he had left politics for good - this video may just confirm your fears.
     
    People have been sharing their reactions to the video on the photo-sharing app.
     
     

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