GB72
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Fishing, perhaps one of the most participated in sports globally. Should that be there. It is easy to measure a winner, plenty of global participation, skill involved seems to fit the bill.
What is a sport?
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GB72
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Baguette baking anyone?
Happy yo judge that any day of the week, especially if combined with competitive brie ripening
Pin-seeker
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Skateboarding & bmx were really good to watch at the last olympics.Are we really saying that breakdancing and skate boarding fit these criteria?. I think someone is fudging the numbers somewhere
Definitely better than the long distance running imo.
BMX in a race, okay. BMX doing tricks
. Frankly, anything doing tricks.........
GB72
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BMX in a race, okay. BMX doing tricks
Any different from some skiing and snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics, is it really any different from diving events or gymnastics though
Slab
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I have a different memory of the skateboarding last time round. It seemed from what I saw that hardly any competitor was able to pull off any of their main tricks and ended up on the ground
GB72
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Always wondered why the Americans have sent dream teams out for basketball and Ice Hockey but never for wrestling. Surely even at their age a team with The Rock, The Undertaker, John Cena and Hulk Hogan would romp home with the gold medals.
Swango1980
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I think a sport is a game that is played as a competition between 2 or more players / teams that requires some sort of physical activity. However, that physical activity doesn't need to be limited to aerobic fitness or strength. It could be related to flexibility, hand/eye coordination and skill, etc.
I'd ditch those events at the winter Olympics as well. Either race it, jump the furthest or don't bother.
Diving, drop it.
Gymnastics, that's an interesting one but if we have to be consistent, off you go
GB72
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What about mental activity though. It is not hard to argue that chess takes as much skill and dedication as any physically challenging sport and so is there a place for it. I guess what I am trying to say, and this is not aimed at anyone in particular, is that it is pointless arguing whether a sport should be included, there are arguments for and against anything and so unless you backtrack to sports included in the original games or even the start of the modern Olympiad, anything is fair game to be included or discarded.
GB72
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I'd ditch those events at the winter Olympics as well. Either race it, jump the furthest or don't bother.
Diving, drop it.
Gymnastics, that's an interesting one but if we have to be consistent, off you go
Yeah I always found gymnastics the most interesting example there.
Arthur Wedge
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They were in the Olympics a long time ago and have recently looked to try and gain entry
But it’s all about what sort of competition they will have
Arthur Wedge
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Always wondered why the Americans have sent dream teams out for basketball and Ice Hockey but never for wrestling. Surely even at their age a team with The Rock, The Undertaker, John Cena and Hulk Hogan would romp home with the gold medals.
They must be gutted that wrestling was taken out
It's the most difficult to circle yet it feels as though it should be there. However, nearly every Olympics there will be a judging controversy, same with boxing. For those reasons, they have to go. (I don't think the Olympic committee are ever going to give me a job
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GB72
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Could just go to the simpler days, if you get paid to do it, you do not get in the Olympics.
Pin-seeker
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That’s because you’re oldBMX in a race, okay. BMX doing tricks
ExRabbit
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It could be argued that darts is a more physical activity than shooting a gun - both are just about accuracy, but one of them is about keeping as still as possible. I just read that shooting has been in the modern Olympics since day one.
Arthur Wedge
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Unfortunately I’m not sure you will get many there - it’s impossible for them to compete at a high level and also work main jobs even though some still do a lot of coaching work etc in their sport to help with funding
HomerJSimpson
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That was the point I was making with Wells and others. I am not sure they got any sort of payment other than their sponsorship to help cover training and travel to events, certainly not for winning
Swango1980
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Purely mental, I'd say not. It is a game, but for me not a sport. Of course, there will be people that see any game as a sport I suppose. So, Chess, Scrabble, Monopoly, etc could all be considered sports by some. I'd say Twister is more of a sport than those
