Sports that shouldn't be in the olympics

axisus

Sports that I don't think should be in the olympics ..

Dressage: what a load of poncy rubbish, You sit on a horse and it trots around. No way is that a 'sport'. 

Synchronised swimming: More rubbish. Girls in a pool splashing around with a false smile airbrushed on. No way is that a 'sport'. 

Pro Golf: they ain't interested so why include them. They have the Majors and it is those they all want to win. All the top players are already dropping out.

Pro Tennis: Once again, why include them? They have their own majors.

Basketball: just cos I think its a shite game (along with baseball and American Football) - hey, it's just my opinion, don't lose sleep over it!


Sports to include:

Well, Squash for a start. It's not the best thing to watch but it is a classic old sport and it would be massive for them.

naked womens beach volleyball: I'd go and watch it!

stickyfiddle

I'm perfectly happy with dressage & synchronised swimming being in there. What absolutely shouldn't be in is stuff where the Olympics isn't the pinnacle of the sport - tennis, golf, basketball, football, arguably boxing.

quarky

I think tug of war should be back in.

thumpingrug

Football.  Whats the point of that being in there.

Brize

It is absolutely bizarre that squash isn't an Olympic sport.

Chalky

I don't like dressage but having known someone who competed up to national level, I know its rather more than sitting on a horse and it trotting round.  More akin to a precision driving test in a rally car?

Hertz32

Climbing should be in, we'd dominate. 
Bouldering is a spectacularly cool sport to watch in particular! You can practically turn a bouldering comp into a rave. 

lloyd

They've changed the boxing haven't they? Pro's will enter, it kind of takes away the point of the olympics for me.

I know they're all getting money one way or another and probably have been for years, but the Olympics should be there for "shit" sports that otherwise nobody has much interest in on a week by week level apart from those that are involved, or into it-so athletics, amateur boxing, hockey, swimming (although the swimming pisses me off-different strokes? Fuck off, every race should be freestyle-that is quickest over any distance, in the same way that all the running events are-you don't have a backwards race, or a how fast can you run 100m with one hand on the floor at all times, although we do have the waddling race, which is pointless IMO).

fob

Tennis and football - if a sport's biggest 'prize' is bigger than the Olympic Games gold medal then it just feels like it's there for the wrong reasons. As always, there are exceptions to the rule: Amateur and professional boxing really are like two distinct sports. Basketball is also a funny one because you can't say that the USA shouldn't compete but, if they weren't in it, it would fit right in.

Synchronised swimming: More rubbish. Girls in a pool splashing around with a false smile airbrushed on. No way is that a 'sport'. 

Many years ago I had the pleasure/misfortune of training with the West German women's synchronised swimming squad - it was one of the most gruelling training sessions I've ever taken part in. The 'splashing around' takes an extraordinary amount of athleticism.


edit - boggles my mind that squash isn't in.

stimpsonslostson

Football, tennis, golf, boxing, rugby union: all because the Olympic gold isn't REALLY the pinnacle of the sport in question.
I'd happily add squash, netball and underwater swimming (it used to be in there anyway- I think it'd be fun... Though maybe not for the crowd!) how the hell squash and netball aren't in there already is a mystery.
 I wouldn't like to see something like surfing/wakeboarding/dancing in there, there are enough sports where the judging can be arbitrary at best (diving and some of the gymnastics in particular).

Clarky

ironing

sinbaadi

Iron-man Triathlon! The pros at this deserve the recognition.

Ro_S

they should get rid of:

- football

- tennis

- golf.

Other stuff, too, probably.

d8m

Quidditch

HAL9000

Get rid of anything where marks are awarded for artistic interpretation, also anything done to music.

holnrew

Horses should have their own podium

chrispy108

Anything that requires judges isn't a sport, so shouldn't be there

Clarky

chrispy108 said:

Anything that requires judges isn't a sport, so shouldn't be there

definitely ironing then

BigBearKris

Basketball is shite sport? Wow. I know you don't have any idea what's it all about but there are people who do understand that game and it being included in Olympics games is actually quite interesting, as it's one of the very few opportunities where professionals from american league can compete for a medal with best players from Europe. 
Don't worry - I won't lose any sleep over it either ;-)

Footie is different as we have Euros and WC, Copa Americas where prestige is higher imho.

Agree re dressage (I like horses, but this is clearly very regional thing [sport? not sure])

Clarky

in ice hockey, the Olympics have a higher prestige than the World Championships
in fact, although the World Championships generally take place whilst the Stanley Cup is taking place, the national teams in the World Championships [for the major nations especially] will be diluted if players are members of teams that are still in the Stanley Cup..
but the Olympics will have all teams at full strength

Myranda

What shouldn't be in? Anything where there's a pro-tournament considered higher profile than the Olympics - including football 

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