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Post by CookiesNCream on Aug 6, 2021 17:07:09 GMT
Have there been any retired Olympics sports introduced to the Games since 1896 that you wish they bring back or thought it would have the potential to make a comeback for today? The Olympics have introduced some of the most bizarre and forgotten games from the past like firefighting, canoe shooting, pigeon racing, lacrosse, sled dog racing, and art competitions from the early 1900s.
According to Wikipedia, here are the list of those sports in question:
Past sports: Aeronautics, Alpinism, Basque pelota, Cricket, Croquet, Jeu de paume, Lacrosse, Military patrol, Polo, Rackets, Roque, Rugby union (15-a-side), Tug of war, Water motorsports
Demonstration sports: American football, Australian football, Bandy, Bowling, Budo, Disabled skiing, Gliding, Glima, Ice stock sport, Korfball, La canne, Pesäpallo, Roller hockey, Savate, Skijoring, Sled dog racing, Speed skiing, Water skiing, Winter pentathlon
Unofficial sports: Angling, Art competitions, Ballooning, Boules, Cannon shooting, Cycle polo, Dueling pistole, Sports Fire fighting, Gaelic football, Hurling, Kaatsen, Kite flying, Life saving, Longue paume, Motor racing, Motorcycle racing, Pigeon racing, Wushu
For me, I wish that they could revive lacrosse, bowling, water motorsports, winter pentathlon, and tug-of-war. Ballooning doesn't sound too bad either imo.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 6, 2021 17:10:23 GMT
Interesting that they got rid of Polo, but still have Water Polo
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 6, 2021 17:30:40 GMT
Cricket!
If they can have shite like golf in it then why not cricket?
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Aug 6, 2021 18:44:19 GMT
Interesting that they got rid of Polo, but still have Water PoloNot only do they still have it, it represents 90% of NBC's coverage of the games.
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Post by bluerisk on Aug 6, 2021 18:54:32 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 6, 2021 18:56:41 GMT
Croquet? Would 10 year old kids compete?
Pigeon racing? the bird should get the medal
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Aug 6, 2021 19:27:17 GMT
I was thinking Tug-Of-War even before I saw the original post. Lacrosse would be good, too. I didn't even know Bowling had been taken out. IIRC, it was a demo sport in the Seoul games in 1988. Good to see baseball and softball be put back in. It had to be taken out in 2012 because England didn't have the facilities for the sport. Could have converted a few cricket pitches. Just sayin'.  Joker's Wilde |
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 6, 2021 20:13:28 GMT
Interesting that they got rid of Polo, but still have Water Polo Do they have anything in common?
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Aug 6, 2021 20:14:26 GMT
Interesting that they got rid of Polo, but still have Water Polo Do they have anything in common? Both related to Marco.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 6, 2021 22:38:57 GMT
Interesting that they got rid of Polo, but still have Water PoloNot only do they still have it, it represents 90% of NBC's coverage of the games. For a sport so insignificant to the American audience, NBC does cover it a lot every Olympics.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 6, 2021 22:40:38 GMT
Do they still have long distance walking? Those men they all look like constipating trying not to make big steps.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 7, 2021 4:40:33 GMT
Do they still have long distance walking? Those men they all look like constipating trying not to make big steps. I though it had been removed but no. The other day it was on the news when a Canadian won a medal in the 50km event. His time was nearly four hours! Imagine doing that silly walk for four hours.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 7, 2021 14:34:13 GMT
Do they still have long distance walking? Those men they all look like constipating trying not to make big steps. I saw the footage of a guy asking & looking for a nearby washroom. If you're in an athletic race, & you're stopping to find a restroom... I dunno. I realize it's a 2-3 hour walk, yet couldn't they at least make it seem he's not leaving the course for convenience? How about a urinal trough behind a wall somewhere, like a pit stop.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Aug 7, 2021 14:58:38 GMT
Bowling sounds so cool as an Olympic sport.
It's such a fun sport to play.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 7, 2021 16:05:11 GMT
I see a German coach punched a horse because it wouldn't jump for the Modern Pentathlon. I sincerely didn't know this 'sport' existed until that headline. Look it up - it's pretty crazy.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 7, 2021 18:40:28 GMT
Do they still have long distance walking? Those men they all look like constipating trying not to make big steps. I though it had been removed but no. The other day it was on the news when a Canadian won a medal in the 50km event. His time was nearly four hours! Imagine doing that silly walk for four hours. That was the last time the 50k will be an Olympic event. They’re keeping the 20k walk though.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 7, 2021 23:36:16 GMT
Do they still have long distance walking? Those men they all look like constipating trying not to make big steps. I though it had been removed but no. The other day it was on the news when a Canadian won a medal in the 50km event. His time was nearly four hours! Imagine doing that silly walk for four hours. Just saw this video:
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Aug 8, 2021 23:28:02 GMT
Jeu de paume
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Post by bluerisk on Aug 9, 2021 0:58:12 GMT
I though it had been removed but no. The other day it was on the news when a Canadian won a medal in the 50km event. His time was nearly four hours! Imagine doing that silly walk for four hours. Just saw this video:
...and it was boring and rather unpopular if not even ridiculed - race walking. But cutting it for a noble cause like gender equality makes so much easier for the PR and the affected athletes can hardly went against it without being accused as selfish and or sexist. I won't miss it.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 9, 2021 4:11:16 GMT
I think T20 cricket will get a run at some stage. The Indian sub continent is a huge market. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have about 2 billion people between them and the women's game has come up in both participation and quality in leaps and bounds in the last decade.
I remember when they had 50 over cricket in the Commonwealth games it was a unique opportunity for Caribbean players to represent their own nation rather than the "West Indies" conglomerate.
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