sports that should be in the olympics and sports that shouldn't ****ing be in the oly

[Amit]

sports that should:

muay thai

sports that shouldn't:

go here i'm too ****ing angry to list them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_sports

[sweboy]

equestrianism

what the **** is that **** doing there

especially dressage - wtf?

[Amit]

****ing gay shitty **** horses **** dressage

i am so mad

[Jaymz Hetfield]

An MMA tournament would be an awesome event.

[Amit]

oh yeah mma would be great too but honestly the best part of mma for me is the muay thai :I

[JohnXDoe]

shooting

its sporting

not a sport

[Smokey D]

Equestrian only there because it's old.

They should cut out all the stupid cycling variations. You only need one or two cycling events.

Kayaking seems pretty stupid.

Rhythmic gymnastics aka dancing.

Beach volleyball is dumb.

I'd like rugby union to be included, because NZ would ace it. But a proper rugby tournament between heaps of teams takes like 6 weeks, so it wouldn't fit.

[Zmev]

Trampoline is stupid.

[niobium]

tug of war needs to come back

[Against Miik!]

Softball

[Already_Taken]

tug of war needs to come back

i was thinking that too. and i don't see anything wrong with beach volleyball, and the kayaking is actually pretty cool and looks fun, too.

as far as race walking, boxing and baseball (in their olympic forms i.e. BORING!), i'm not sure...

[DaveMustaine12]

Jai alai should be a sport in olympics. One of the most dangerous sports. lol.

[Kingofdudes]

Chess Boxing

[Evoke]

why isn't bowling inside?

[SkaRobotArmy]

dumb sports -
most shooting events
ballroom dancing
walking
anything involving a horse
too many swimming/cycling events

should be:
skateboarding
wakeboarding/waterskiing/kitesurfing
lacrosse

[MattSharpIsCool]

dumb sports -
most shooting events
ballroom dancing
walking
anything involving a horse
too many swimming/cycling events

I don't think ballroom dancing and walking are in the olympics.....are they?

should be:
skateboarding
wakeboarding/waterskiing/kitesurfing
lacrosse

The first two will never make it. They're way too "out there" for the olympics. But snowboarding is an olympic sport now, so maybe I'm wrong.

And I don't know how much lacrosse is played outside of North America, which is the reason baseball and softball are being dropped. If lacrosse was added, maybe Canada would actually win some summer olympic medals.

[Alf™]

less shooting events, no sychronised swimming, less/no boxing, less judo, less sailing, no taekwondo, less wrestling

[Zmev]

I don't think ballroom dancing and walking are in the olympics.....are they?

Pretty sure dancing isn't but walking is.

[SkaRobotArmy]

idk, i heard about something about them adding dancing to the summer games, maybe it never happened.

they are dropping baseball? thats ridiculous...
idk, i know lacrosse isn't that big everywhere else but in my 3 months in germany i have seen as many kids play it here as i have in canada. i think its as legit as having hockey or cricket (i know they dont) or curling.

if windsurfing and sailing are, why not kitesurfing? its more technical and as of recently they fly faster than some smallcraft.

skateboarding won't be because of the associated culture.

[taylormemer]

Don't see the big deal. Most of these people hardly get any sort of public appraisal apart from the Olympics, most don't even get much pay, so any kind of public appearance that's out of the obvious singular events make a lot of sense to me. I love shooting, I love archery, I love it all really, I think the equestrian is marvelous. I'd never get to see these sports if it weren't for the Olympics and I greatly appreciate that.

[Pop music sucks]

Trampoline...

Oh, was that the name for the French judge at the 2002 Winter Olympics?

[beso negro]

never get rid of women's beach volleyball

equestrianism sucks yeah

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Lacrosse is becoming fairly popular in Europe and is coming on strong in Australia. It's akin to the sport's popularity on the US west coast in a lot of areas. It's way more relevant than table tennis and all those other sports that get dom'd by China. It would generate much more revenue for the host country to have lacrosse as well.

I agree with whoever mentioned jai alai too.

[Alf™]

Softball is out of the next Olympics, but that sucks after seeing last nights Australia vs. Japan womens bronze match. That was epic.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I hate how the IOC thinks individual sports are more relevant than team sports. At least it seems that way because they keep taking away things like baseball and softball and don't even consider American football or rugby. Team sports are way more fun to watch than Michael Phelps racing a green stripe.

[Alf™]

Baseball is a good thing to take away. Most countries don't send there proper teams anyway, and Olympics isn't for second-rate competitions.

Why would American football be considered?

Maybe rugby, that is probably in the same boat as cricket.

[Rogue Six]

Swimming is the best part of the Olympics, after that I don't watch much. I'd rather watch the X-games because it suits my ADHD a little better. :)

[Reaganista]

i agree needs more combat sports and less fag stuff

the olympics is supposed to be about naked greek guys wrestling and racing not some ****ing gymnastic **** and swimming **** that

[Amit]

yeah the olympics needs more naked geek guys wrestling and less of that fag stuff

[Reaganista]

yeah that's what i said

[Amit]

have u ever seen muay thai????

[Reaganista]

lol ya ive seen muay thai ive done muay thai i also dont get the question

[Amit]

dude that is so hot
(no homo)

[YDload]

muay thai is delicious, a little spicy though. i agree that cooking should be an event

[Reaganista]

i will knee u in the face ok

[Amit]

loool

[AA-12]

probably already mentioned a ton but MMA should be in the Olympics. It's a good example of a sport that needs a "perfect" all around athlete.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

beerfest should be an olympic event

[jrowa001]

i think they should make up a sport at every olympics that no one has heard of and get a random person from a bunch of different countries. then see whos best

[Iscariot]

we should have pokemon tournaments in the olympics

like two people ****ing link up their gameboys and battle with their best pokemon and whoever wins gets a badge how sweet would that be

[jrowa001]

that would be a good idea. the olympics need more nerds

[YDload]

the last thing we need is more asians winning medals

[Iscariot]

i'll stomp any asian at pokemon bring it on

i'll lead our olympic pokemon team let's do this

[AA-12]

MMA would cause asians to run all over with medals. damn son damn

[djtdub105]

need to get rid of that rhythmic gymnastic stuff, the stuff with hoops and streamers and whatnot

[DFelon204409]

Squash should be in the olympics as should rugby union.

[witch yoo hee]

Ballroom dancing... is that a sport? im just confused with it confused really..:confused:

[Crapdragoon]

handball is lame


seriously

[iliketoplaydrums10111]

football

more golds for americaa

[DFelon204409]

handball is lame


seriously

Are you joking. That **** rules. I'm just sad American TV only played dumb stuff like synchronized diving when there was a legitimate, fast, and fun sport like handball happening.

[Reaganista]

not legitimate
maybe those other things

[djtdub105]

football

more golds for americaa


I'd wanna see football (American football) too, but i tihnk they can't do it because the games have to be spaced further apart. each team probably couldnt play more than once a week, which would mean 2 or 3 games for each team

[MattSharpIsCool]

i think its as legit as having hockey

Well that's different, since NHL players go to the olympics. Canada only has 1 gold medal in the last 50+ years, so it's not like they dominate.

And American Football....in the olympics? The keyword there is "American". Canada plays it, I'm sure Mexico plays it, and I've heard it's gaining popularity in Britain, but it would be pointless to include it.

[Crapdragoon]

Are you joking. That **** rules. I'm just sad American TV only played dumb stuff like synchronized diving when there was a legitimate, fast, and fun sport like handball happening.



I stand by my post.

[Iscariot]

handball is so homo

[DFelon204409]

I think instead of "handball" you meant "handling balls." Handball rules. Period.

[AA-12]

Handball is cool but it just makes me want to watch soccer. Basketball even.

[Otherside]

Sumo Wrestling

[Kickflip_Burrito]

especially dressage - wtf?


Yes! Ah man, that is the worst form of 'sport' ever, its horrendously boring and completely unchallenging. Total crap.

[Kickflip_Burrito]

And American Football....in the olympics? The keyword there is "American". Canada plays it, I'm sure Mexico plays it, and I've heard it's gaining popularity in Britain, but it would be pointless to include it.


Yeah, a problem with that sport is that it isn't played professionally by enough countries to include it. Thats one of the reasons why Rugby isn't included and Rugby has a lot of countries playing internationally at pro level...just not enough.

[Collis]

It's quite simple really. Every sport where an Olympic gold medal is the most sought after prize. You get things like football (soccer, w/e) and tennis where the biggest prize is the World Cup and grand slams respectively ... they shouldn't be allowed into the Olympics. Take Andy Murray for example, he was extremely lacklustre in Beijing, and now he is into the US Open final. I wouldn't be surprised if he just wanted to get out of China ASAP. And I don't blame him.

And whoever said cutting down the amount of cycling events, I agree. As much as I hate to say it though, because it would mean a huge shortage of medals for GB.

[YDload]

thats a pretty good point. if an olympic medal isnt the highest prize you can hope to attain, then the sport shouldnt be there. i mean, that's one way of thinkin about it

[djtdub105]

yea i think i heard that roddick didnt play in beijing so he could rest up for the US open. didn't quite pan out though

[Amit]

yeah thats a good point collis

wtf kind of name is collis tho

[Collis]

Hah, I can say the same about Amit. It's a name, albeit surname.

I just read some other posts and yeah, wtf is dressage? I can admit that showjumping and cross country is fine, but I don't put the TV on to see a horse dancing.

[Kickflip_Burrito]

I just read some other posts and yeah, wtf is dressage? I can admit that showjumping and cross country is fine, but I don't put the TV on to see a horse dancing.


It's not even dancing either, its a total travesty!

More like...:confused: err, funny horse-walking?

[IbanezSamurai]

Jiu-Jitsu