DaneSwan36 2 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Sports that should be added to the 2020/2024 Olympics MMA Cricket (Twenty20 format) Aussie Rules Baseball/Softball Dragonboat Cue Sports Sports that should be dropped Synchronised Swimming BMX Cycling Football Under-23 Golf Link to post Share on other sites
Lord David 225 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 So you wanna add sports which aren't really popular worldwide (with the possible exception of Cricket, India/Sri Lanka/Pakistan/West Indies, could use some medal boost)? BMX is popular and uses a temporary venue, or a venue that can be used for local BMX after the Olympics. Football should remain, even if it's not the pinnacle of that sport. It allows for other cities in the country to have some Olympic glory and proves if nationwide events in the country are viable. Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Golf should be dropped before it is included. Agreed! Golf over baseball/softball pathetic Sliding combined? I like it. You have a 1 man sled, 1 man luge then finish with 1 man skeleton. No luge just skeleton and bosleigh luge has a different IF then Bobsleigh and skeleton. BTW this has been a WC event and USA, Germany, Canada in that order took the medals. Link to post Share on other sites
ht00272 0 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 BMX is popular? Only in English-speaking countries I guess. English speaking countries does not mean worldwide. I think we can compare BMW with skeleton in Winter games. For sure it is fun, but that's all. Link to post Share on other sites
Olympic Fan Darcy 321 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Sports that should be added to the 2020/2024 Olympics MMA Cricket (Twenty20 format) Aussie Rules Baseball/Softball Dragonboat Cue Sports Sports that should be dropped Synchronised Swimming BMX Cycling Football Under-23 Golf If were talking about sports that certain countries dominate at, um Aussie Rules? It's an Australian sport not many other countries would be great at it. Same with cricket. England, Australia, sri lanka, west indies, India etc. I'd like to see baseball or golf but problem with golf and tennis and soccer is they all already have there own major events. FIFA world cup, Wimbledon americas cup. Why need to be in olympics aswell could be an argument. I like all the sports except dressage. Bowling would be interesting Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1900 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 BMX out? You gotta be kidding - the most exciting new addition to the games in recent years. Just wish it was longer! Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Whitewater BMX'ing? One venue for 2 sports!! Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Synchro should go with athletes reallocated to women's water polo. Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Synchro should go with athletes reallocated to women's water polo. Women's water polo is corny. I mean where the crotch-grabbing there?? At least Synchro Swimming provides some of the most bizarre humor in a Summer Games. Link to post Share on other sites
Golan Trevize 2 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Rink Hockey should be included in the olympics, it can be played on the baskettbal or handball arena. Link to post Share on other sites
NY20?? 98 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Darts, plz. Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Rink Hockey should be included in the olympics, it can be played on the baskettbal or handball arena. It was a demonstration sport in 1992. Link to post Share on other sites
Golan Trevize 2 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 It was a demonstration sport in 1992. I know, it should have been a mainstay on olympics since then. It has a following big enough. Futsal also should be considered as olympic sport. Link to post Share on other sites
Pillan 9 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 out with field hockey, trampoline and wrestling...in with FLOORBALL!!! Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 out with field hockey, trampoline and wrestling...in with FLOORBALL!!! WTF is floorball lol if people don't know what it is it aint coming onto the Olympic program. Link to post Share on other sites
zekekelso 794 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 The only sport that has to go is u-23 football. If you aren't willing to send your best players to the Olympics, you should get kicked out. Period. I can live with everything else. Would like to see either rhythm gymnastics or sync swimming go, but don't really care. As for additions, golf is a great choice. Not sure why people are knocking it. World’s best players have agreed to go, it's not a problem venue, truly worldwide appeal, will be popular, etc. I don't see rugby lasting, but am willing to wait and see. Beyond that... nothing. Nada. Zip. I don't think any of the other proposals come close to warranting inclusion. Link to post Share on other sites
Pillan 9 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 I don't know what trampoline is either. And if not field hockey had been in Olympics I wouldn't know that either.. The fact is that many events have many countries that don't know about them. Floorball is accepted by IOK. It can be a olympic sport in 2020 as earliest. Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Here is a kinda interesting idea for track cycling. Since we have the omnium, why not make each event within the omnium a medal event and than have the cummulative total for an overall medal. Get ride of keiran. Link to post Share on other sites
Gucci 14 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Events such as Synchronized Swimming, Badminton, Table Tennis, Modern Pentathlon, Sailing and Shooting should be eliminated and more exciting sports need to be included and more specific events should be added in such sports as Cycling and others. Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 What is exciting to you may not be to others. The IOC needs to balance continental and regional considerations so that there is a global interest. Link to post Share on other sites
msp2032 0 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Women's Basketball:Is it really fair that the US is dominating all the time? As an American it actually seems embarassing. The fans deserve a tournament that would be more competitive. At least on the men's side it has gotten more competitive. Bad Minton Karelin Tennis:Like golf, does it need more championships when you have plenty already? Link to post Share on other sites
Athensfan 1081 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Golf should be dropped before it is included. YES!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Lord David 225 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 The only sport that has to go is u-23 football. If you aren't willing to send your best players to the Olympics, you should get kicked out. Period. I can live with everything else. Would like to see either rhythm gymnastics or sync swimming go, but don't really care. As for additions, golf is a great choice. Not sure why people are knocking it. World’s best players have agreed to go, it's not a problem venue, truly worldwide appeal, will be popular, etc. I don't see rugby lasting, but am willing to wait and see. Beyond that... nothing. Nada. Zip. I don't think any of the other proposals come close to warranting inclusion. Funny, considering the Olympics was originally intended to be an amateur event. Looks like Football and Boxing really qualify for that nowadays. Only a matter of time, before Football becomes fully professional. Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Boxing needs to go. What a pathetic excuse of a governing body the sport has, biased judging and ridiculous calls have caused me and others to want this sport out. Boxing needs to go!! Link to post Share on other sites
nykfan845 51 Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Boxing, unless it fixes judging, ought to go. It's been a sore spot for the Games for a while now, and it takes all the excitement out of the sport. And equestrian . . . sigh. I digress. Synchronized swimming is utterly ridiculous for many reasons, and would anyone really miss it? Link to post Share on other sites
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