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Any other candidates for Olympic Sports?

  • 21-02-2019 5:43pm
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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/47317052

    Breakdancing has been proposed for inclusion at the 2024 Olympics. What's next?

    Ballroom dancing? Moonhopper obstacle course races? Video games? Ludo? Poker? Slow bicycle race?


    When is an activity a sport that warrants Olympic status and not an art form or a pastime?


    Any other 'sports' that we should suggest to the IOC?


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  • #2
    pleas advice
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,492 ✭✭✭pleas advice


    Painting should be in the Olympics, like the community games all over again


  • #3
    Autecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Autecher


    Saylor Kind Sympathy wrote: »
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/47317052

    Breakdancing has been proposed for inclusion at the 2024 Olympics. What's next?

    Ballroom dancing? Moonhopper obstacle course races? Video games? Ludo? Poker? Slow bicycle race?


    When is an activity a sport that warrants Olympic status and not an art form or a pastime?


    Any other 'sports' that we should suggest to the IOC?
    I get sad at least once a day because of lack of Sumo wrestling in the olympics :(


  • #4
    metaoblivia
    Registered Users Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭metaoblivia


    Paintball, ultimate frisbee, cheese rolling, a ninja warrior obstacle course. I'd watch all of those.


  • #5
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users Posts: 17,489 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    Dancing like breakdancing and ballroom have no place in the Olympics. Getting a horse to dance - now THAT'S an Olympic sport!


  • #6
    Cordell
    Registered Users Posts: 5,757 ✭✭✭Cordell


    Saylor Kind Sympathy wrote: »
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/47317052

    Breakdancing has been proposed for inclusion at the 2024 Olympics. What's next?
    Hopefully getting rid of gymnastics and all other sports prone to child abuse.


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  • #7
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    pleas advice wrote: »
    Painting should be in the Olympics, like the community games all over again

    It used to be in the Olympics, didn’t it? The first few modern Olympics, if I recall correctly.


  • #8
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Anything which is subjective should not be in the olympics.

    Art, dancing etc. It all depends on the person.

    Sports have a definitive set of rules and scores. Easily determined winners and losers.


  • #9
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,024 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Dueling with Heavy Hammers


  • #10
    Archeron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,159 ✭✭✭Archeron


    Speed Lego


  • #11
    mzungu
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,306 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    Dodgeball.


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  • #12
    ohnonotgmail
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    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »
    It used to be in the Olympics, didn’t it? The first few modern Olympics, if I recall correctly.


    Up until 1948. They should bring it back. We won a couple of medals for it.


  • #13
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Darts


  • #14
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,198 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Thunderdome or Hunger Games

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



  • #15
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    I dont watch sports that are judged and given Marks, bar a small bit of the diving. So less of those please. Add a couple where you score points directly or run faster/jump higher than your opponent to win.


  • #16
    PinotNero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭PinotNero


    Sulky racing. It may boost our medal tally ;)


  • #17
    The Pheasant2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭The Pheasant2


    Tug of War would be a good one - would be cool to see and was already previously an olympic sport


  • #18
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    Up until 1948. They should bring it back. We won a couple of medals for it.

    We won some Olympic medals for Poetry as well.


  • #19
    Witcher
    Registered Users Posts: 14,408 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    Quazar

    Pogs

    Snap


  • #20
    titan18
    Registered Users Posts: 11,932 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Hurling. Win some medals then


  • #21
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    Competitive resealable cheese packet opening.


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  • #22
    Duane Dibbley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭Duane Dibbley


    Egg and spoon race

    Sack race


  • #23
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,196 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    You can't beat a bit of Bully Bog Snorkling


  • #24
    RMAOK
    Registered Users Posts: 11,197 ✭✭✭✭RMAOK


    Chess

    Flower arrangement

    Staring into space


  • #25
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    RMAOK wrote: »
    Chess

    Flower arrangement

    Staring into space

    They considered, but rejected, Chess and Bridge for the 2020 games.

    The head of World Chess even suggested using pieces made of ice, to have it included in the Winter Olympics.


  • #26
    blueberrypie
    Registered Users Posts: 211 ✭✭blueberrypie


    Kettlebells!


  • #27
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,196 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Rollerball


  • #28
    Mefistofelino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Mefistofelino


    Bring back town planning as an event


  • #29
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,468 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    airsoft

    how does breakdancing get in but squash doesn't?


  • #30
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,109 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    blueberrypie wrote: »
    Kettlebells!

    Throwing them, or what?


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  • #31
    Autecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Autecher


    What about staring contests? They already have world championships




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