26 replies to this topic

[faster]

Rank the 28 sports from 1 to 28. After about two weeks I will compile the results and see what the membership here thinks would be the ideal core 25 sports.

1. Aquatics
2. Athletics
3. Rowing
4. Canoe/kayak
5. Cycling
6. Gymnastics
7. Field Hockey
8. Handball
9. Basketball
10. Rugby
11. Fencing
12. Judo
13. Taekwondo
14. Volleyball
15. Wreslting
16. Triathlon
17. Equestrian
18. Tennis
19. Badminton
20. Archery
21. Boxing
22. Sailing
23. Football
24. Golf
25. Weightlifting
26. Modern Pentathlon
27. Table Tennis
28. Shooting

[gotosy]

1. Aquatics
2. Gymnastics
3. Athletics
4. Football
5. Volleyball
6. Basketball
7. Judo
8. Tennis
9. Sailing
10. Archery
11. Handball
12. Rowing
13. Fencing
14. Equestrian
15. Cycling
16. Canoe/Kayak
17. Golf
18. Rugby
19. Table Tennis
20. Shooting
21. Field Hockey
22. Badminton
23. Modern Pentathlon
24. Triathlon
25. Wrestling
26. Weightlifting
27. Taekwondo
28. Boxing

[intoronto]

1) Athletics
2) Aquatics
3) Judo
4) Gymnastics
5) Basketball
6) Volleyball
7) Cycling
8) Rowing
9) Canoeing
10) Triathlon
11) Football
12) Wrestling
13) Field hockey
14) Equestrian
15) Rugby Sevens
16) Tennis
17) Archery
18) Taekwondo
19) Fencing
20) Handball
21) Sailing
22) Weightlifting
23) Modern Pentathlon
24) Boxing
25) Shooting
26) Badminton
27) Golf
28) Table tennis

[Triffle]

1) Athletics
2) Aquatics
3) Cycling
4) Gymnastics
5) Rowing
6) Canoeing
7) Basketball
8) Field hockey
9) Weightlifting
10) Volleyball
11) Judo
12) Handball
13) Tennis
14) Archery
15) Triathlon
16) Football
17) Shooting
18) Wrestling
19) Rugby Sevens
20) Sailing
21) Boxing
22) Fencing
23) Badminton
24) Equestrian
25) Table tennis
26) Golf
27) Taekwondo
28) Modern Pentathlon

[intoronto]

I don't understand why taekwondo is ranked so low. It has a low amount of athletes and so many countries that can win. Gabon, Afghanistan etc. Its a universal sport.

[ringleader]

1) Athletics
2) Aquatics
3) Rowing
4) Gymnastics
5) Canoe/Kayak
6) Cycling
7) Volleyball
8) Wrestling
9) Triathlon
10) Weightlifting
11) Archery
12) Rugby Sevens
13) Fencing
14) Judo
15) Handball
16) Tennis
17) Basketball
18) Field Hockey
19) Archery
20) Football
21) Modern Pentathlon
22) Badminton
23) Equestrian
24) Shooting
25) Table Tennis
26) Sailing
27) Boxing
28) Golf

[Triffle]

and i dont understand why modern pentathlon isnt low enough! its not a sport!

[ringleader]

1) Athletics
2) Aquatics
3) Rowing
4) Gymnastics
5) Canoe/Kayak
6) Cycling
7) Volleyball
8) Wrestling
9) Triathlon
10) Weightlifting
11) Taekwondo
12) Rugby Sevens
13) Fencing
14) Judo
15) Handball
16) Tennis
17) Basketball
18) Field Hockey
19) Archery
20) Football
21) Modern Pentathlon
22) Badminton
23) Equestrian
24) Shooting
25) Table Tennis
26) Sailing
27) Boxing
28) Golf

Sorry...put archery twice in my earlier reply. The one above is my correct ranking.

[hufus]

I feel you've got the list a bit wrong.

Gymnastics could be split up in to Rhythmic, Artistic and Trampoline, but it's optional. 'Aquatics' really must be split up - Water Polo in the same grouping as Diving, Swimming, and Synchronised Swimming is insane.

Cane/Kayak Sprint and Slalom should be split, they're two very different sports. You could make a similar argument for the various types of Cycling, although perhaps less effectively, and for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball. 'Athletics' is a cohesive unit only because it is a cohesive unit - other than having shared a governing body for decades, there isn't too much uniting Race Walking with Shotput, or the 400m hurdles.

[faster]

I feel you've got the list a bit wrong.

Gymnastics could be split up in to Rhythmic, Artistic and Trampoline, but it's optional. 'Aquatics' really must be split up - Water Polo in the same grouping as Diving, Swimming, and Synchronised Swimming is insane.

Cane/Kayak Sprint and Slalom should be split, they're two very different sports. You could make a similar argument for the various types of Cycling, although perhaps less effectively, and for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball. 'Athletics' is a cohesive unit only because it is a cohesive unit - other than having shared a governing body for decades, there isn't too much uniting Race Walking with Shotput, or the 400m hurdles.

No I don't.

There are 28 sports at the Olympic Games. A sport is described by the IOC as an entity that is governed by one governing body. Aquatics is the sport, Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming are disciplines of the sport. The discussions within the IOC are at the sport level right now. So it is the 28 sports that are to be ranked, not the 42 disciplines.