Maybe not dressage, but show jumping. And if they added some horse racing to it, well that would certainly draw interest.If the bull was given metal-tipped horns and none of those piccadillos or whoever on horses helping out the matador, then I'd be for that. Something like a 50-50 between the man and the bull. Give em one of those 1950s style boxing posters "Throwdown in Cape Town" Or have it be the first Olympics in international waters.Hmmm...should be under consideration
This is offensive.
i'd love to see skateboarding but it's too subjective. but an olympic game of SKATE would be tight
The discussions this week are lame. Break up the Sino-minutiae. Figure this should be discuss-y enough without being troll-y. Get rid of sailing. If you're going to keep it, add sharks or some shit.Add in MMA. It's one of the biggest sports in the world and for it not to be an Olympic sport is just plain stubbornness.Also, they should add American football just because.
MMA fighters are not about to fight for free.....American football...so essentially it would be just the US and Canada...not even a bronze medal would be awarded.You're off your game today.
There are tracks for horse racing.. you can make money there...
Well, I could advocate for men's sport, but trans men are no threat physically speaking. They still have a women's lung, heart, muscle, and bone density.
i think all the fight sports should stay as they're all sufficiently different (except karate. karate can **** right off after 2020). MAYBE get rid of greco-roman. but boxing/tkd/judo/wrestling are all different enough imoi'd love to see skateboarding but it's too subjective. but an olympic game of SKATE would be tight
I think the next sport added will be trans women ballet!! There won't be real women's sport left in a few more years if the crazies get their wish....
Also, it would be a great chance for all those Commonwealthers trashing NFL because of the pads and whatnot to put their money where their mouths are.
Get rid of some of those shooting events. It's not like shooting a gun is a great test of your athletic ability. Or the equestrians events, if you got to involve another living being, it shouldn't be in the Olympics.
Couldn't disagree more. I did biathlon (skiing and shooting) in Canada. Extremelydemanding and requiring immense skill and concentration.
Perhaps, but do enough people wish to watch it to warrant it being part of the largest competitive sporting event on Earth? Professional athletes are also professional entertainers and their sport needs to have an element of entertainment, particularly if it's to be part of the Olympics.If not, the sport needs to adapt to be more entertaining and sports such as Rugby (7s and the evolution of the laws) and Cricket (T20) have adapted to be more entertaining to watch, while still maintaining the core elements of the game.Sports like Olympic shooting and even fencing have become so technical, digital and lifeless to watch. Olympic shooting is a guy holding a pellet gun, a very slight click noise, followed by a tiny hole appearing on a piece of paper... yawn.
Ski ski shoot. Ski ski shoot.A World War European Alps exercise in warfare.Ugh. Hate the Biathlon.
Teenage girls twirling a ribbon and dancing to music always seemed like a joke.
NFL will never catch on outside the US. It's just too complex, expensive and specialised. If we look at soccer/football, the most popular sport on Earth, we see that its popularity is based on simplicity and ease of access, all you need is a round ball and makeshift posts. Like Rugby union, NFL is complex and requires a team to play. I'm not sure about NFL, but Rugby's popularity has gradually been growing thanks to changes in the laws/rules to make the game more fast-paced, exciting and safe. Gone are the days of the ref stopping the game every 10sec for every minor infraction or being very stingy with the substitutions forcing players to play longer games and limiting the amount of power, speed and aggression we see on the field. For the rest of the world to be interested, NFL has to scratch an itch that Rugby doesn't.