Dibby
Assistant Pro
Rules out boxing then.
Plus wresting and weightlifting - both "traditional" Olympic sports.
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Plus wresting and weightlifting - both "traditional" Olympic sports.
Dan2501
Tour Winner
It's painful to read. Seems like every thread seems to go exactly the same route at the minute. Nothing wrong with good discussion but it feels like there are certain forum members who fabricate these extreme opinions for the sake of having them and will argue them to the death. I can't honestly believe anyone is that passionate about Breakdancing being a sport, it's getting to the stage where it just feels like trolling at this point.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
It's like after-school debate club. Just pick a side - any side - and argue it til the cows come home.
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Deleted member 18588
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Not if you have head guards with sensors in
Don't really follow boxing but does that mean that there's nothing for a bodyshot?
My lack of knowledge means that it is a genuine question.
badgb21
Hacker
I scraped this off the internet (so it must be true!)
I'm not sure, but I last saw a break dancer on a trip to Covent Garden, some years back, it must have picked up since then!
"The Olympic Charter indicates that in order to be accepted, a sport must be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and on four continents and by women in no fewer than 40 countries and on three continents. The sport must also increase the ‘‘value and appeal’’ of the Olympic Games and retain and reflect its modern traditions. There are numerous other rules, including bans on purely ‘‘mind sports’’ and sports dependent on mechanical propulsion. These rules have kept chess, automobile racing, and other recognized sports out of the Olympic Games."
I'm not sure, but I last saw a break dancer on a trip to Covent Garden, some years back, it must have picked up since then!
"The Olympic Charter indicates that in order to be accepted, a sport must be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and on four continents and by women in no fewer than 40 countries and on three continents. The sport must also increase the ‘‘value and appeal’’ of the Olympic Games and retain and reflect its modern traditions. There are numerous other rules, including bans on purely ‘‘mind sports’’ and sports dependent on mechanical propulsion. These rules have kept chess, automobile racing, and other recognized sports out of the Olympic Games."
Wolf
Well-known member
You went to a much posher school than me then, our after school debate club was regularly held behind the bike sheds with a big crowd awaiting the 2 participants of the debate or as we called it punch up. Many a debate was settled there over the years and then everyone played nice and moved on together.It's like after-school debate club. Just pick a side - any side - and argue it til the cows come home.
However your point is right though 😂
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Deleted member 18645
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If sex is going to be included, Mrs Shark will probably offer her judging services based on those criteria
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
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Deleted member 18645
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More like it comes round once every four years ....
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I am coming round to the idea of accepting new, and possibly a bit out there events. A lot of Olympic sports are a bit dull, and old hat. Greco Roman wrestling? 10m air pistol? The Olympic idea is great, but all things need change to appeal to new audiences, or they will fade away.
Apparently there was a park in Rio as a sub set, of sports like break dancing, skate boarding, etc, and it was mobbed every day. As an event organiser, who wouldn't want a bit of that?
Sport is increasingly an entertainment business. It's about the number of viewers, tickets sold, advertising revenue. Why ignore a 'sport' that spectators liked?
Apparently there was a park in Rio as a sub set, of sports like break dancing, skate boarding, etc, and it was mobbed every day. As an event organiser, who wouldn't want a bit of that?
Sport is increasingly an entertainment business. It's about the number of viewers, tickets sold, advertising revenue. Why ignore a 'sport' that spectators liked?
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Yes there is conflict. The Parkour guys don't want to have their sport restricted in terms of having "rules" set for what they can and cannot do. The sport is based around freedom. The FIG want Parkour to come under their remit as it offers them access to young people and all the marketing opportunities that might bring. Many view it as a potentially hostile takeover!!!
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
I can't believe that chess was turned down for the Paris games
