1) Table tennis - 20/24 golds have been won by China. In London 4/6 medals so far have went to the Chinese.
2) Badminton - 8 countries majority in Asia have won medals. A more world dominant sport should be switched in.
3) Synchronized swimming - Top 3 untouchable ever. Medals are predictable. Definition of a sport=unpredictable. Move 52 out of 104 athletes to add 12 teams in women's water polo.
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Sports that should be removed of the Summer Olympic program.
Started by intoronto, Aug 05 2012 06:06 PM
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 06:06 PM
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 06:16 PM
I saw something about Sir Chris Hoy saying how he was limited from competing in all the cycling events he had won in Beijing in a rule change for London. He noted how it was unfair that a similar rule had not been applied to swimming as that sport was also dominated by one athlete, Michael Phelps.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 06:58 PM
I saw something about Sir Chris Hoy saying how he was limited from competing in all the cycling events he had won in Beijing in a rule change for London. He noted how it was unfair that a similar rule had not been applied to swimming as that sport was also dominated by one athlete, Michael Phelps.
I agree. Maybe they could add more events in track cycling (like 2-6) and expand competition days but not add athletes.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:52 PM
Synchronized Diving. Anything relating to Diving.
Also, Trampoline and Rythmic Gymnastics.
Also, Trampoline and Rythmic Gymnastics.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:58 PM
Synchronized Diving. Anything relating to Diving.
Also, Trampoline and Rythmic Gymnastics.
Diving's dominance by China could lead it to being dropped. Trampoline as well. But they are not separate sports so highly doubtful.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 08:49 PM
R we at this again?
Track & field. Too tedious. Tennis, boxing, golf, team handball, field hockey -- what for??
Track & field. Too tedious. Tennis, boxing, golf, team handball, field hockey -- what for??
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 09:35 PM
There's quite a few sports which I find extremely boring that I would love to see removed.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 09:39 PM
There's quite a few sports which I find extremely boring that I would love to see removed.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 09:43 PM
Table Tennis
Badminton
Sailing
Then there's other sports I could care less for because its not really popular here such as Fencing, Handball, Archery but they would probably never be removed from the Olympic program.
Badminton
Sailing
Then there's other sports I could care less for because its not really popular here such as Fencing, Handball, Archery but they would probably never be removed from the Olympic program.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 09:51 PM
What do you think is the next sport that will be added to the program in the future?
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