Is flying kites a sport?

Kite Flying as a Sport. In East Asia kite flying is an ancient custom. Some Asian kites are musical. When the wind whistles through the reeds or bamboo tubes of the kites, the sound is thought to frighten away evil spirits.

Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.

In Thailand, kite flying is not just a casual attempt to see how high it can be made to soar into the sky. It is an ancient sport dignified by rules and regulations and a heritage involving everyone from kings to commoners. Before the inauguration of competitions as we know them today, the Thais were flying cargo-laden kites over their golden cities ... Kite flying as a sport has been popular since the reign of King Ramkamhaeng of the Sukhothai period, some seven hundred years ago.