LuigiVercotti Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Nominate your pick for the sport or event that should be dropped from the summer Olympics programme, from Beijing 2008 onwards. I would have liked to have offered also Weightlifting, Freestyle Wrestling, Badminton, Table Tennis, Football and Sailing so feel free to make a comment on those sports too. Cheers Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 none of the above. all of these sports have much more than enough status in the world to be a Olympic sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA84 Posted September 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 None of them, although I really don't watch any of them. The only one I question really is curling, but I guess it is popular in many of the winter sports countries? :Oo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercator Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 The only one I question really is curling, but I guess it is popular in many of the winter sports countries? :oo: Don't take away our blessed curling! It's such a lovely sport! I was up at 4 a.m. watching the finals, on the edge of my seat, last time round! In fact, when the British women won gold (with the last stone), they were voted team of the year! It's not THAT popular south of Scotland, and even there, but it involves such skill and accuracy that it also deserves its place in the Olympic calendar. I hope I've persuaded you to change your mind, LA84?!?! I voted for synchronised swimming but I also think tennis and football (even as an avid supporter of both sports myself) simply because they're not the pinnacle of a tennis player's or footballer's career like the other sports are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPinstripes Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 None of them, although I really don't watch any of them. The only one I question really is curling, but I guess it is popular in many of the winter sports countries? :oo: You'd think that...though it was VERY addicting in Salt Lake Kari Erickson is still lodged in my brain somewhere Personally, I'd keep Curling...it seems like it's a rather inexpensive venue also...which always helps But.....I remain convinced that if MLB was to get involved in the Olympic Baseball Tournament...it would be as popular as the NHL and NBA Olympic laden tournaments. I just can't get excited for an MLB "World Cup of Hockey" type of event...It doesn't mean anything...Olympic Gold however, is a huge deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuigiVercotti Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 It's early days yet, but it's interesting to see softball get a bit of stick so far...any thoughts? I would think as a women's team sport there would be a political imperative for the IOC to retain it, plus it does appear to attract the world's best players (unlike baseball). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caljgard Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Syncronised Swimming-This seems to be popular, I'll say no Equestrian Dressage-This is the worst Olympic event ever made! If your going to drop something drop this!(3 day event would be shortened to 2 day or axed altogether). Modern Pentathlon-Ill say no. It's arguably the ultmate test for an athlete, and it's cheaper. Baseball-This ones a bit hard. Some countries bring full strength teams, others bring weak teams. I'm not sure Softball-Should stay. Easy no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA84 Posted September 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 The only one I question really is curling, but I guess it is popular in many of the winter sports countries? :oo: Don't take away our blessed curling! It's such a lovely sport! I was up at 4 a.m. watching the finals, on the edge of my seat, last time round! In fact, when the British women won gold (with the last stone), they were voted team of the year! It's not THAT popular south of Scotland, and even there, but it involves such skill and accuracy that it also deserves its place in the Olympic calendar. I hope I've persuaded you to change your mind, LA84?!?! Alright - curling can stay! :grinning: Nothing against curling. Except for when I dated a Canadian once who lived in London, Ont. I would fly in, hoping to go to Toronto for fun but if there was a curling tournament going on, we wouldn't leave the house! :glare: So I've seen a lot of curling on T.V. In a drunken state usually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuigiVercotti Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Must be a lot of Graeco-Roman Wrestlers out there...wanting to keep their sport in :laughlong: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Many of these sports could go as far as I'm concerned. I just don't like synchronised swimming more than the rest of the options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 i'm from the country where curling was invented and i think it's one of the most ridiculous sports ever. though, i still think it deserves to be in the Olympics because of all the worldwide support for this "sport." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 i'm from the country where curling was invented and i think it's one of the most ridiculous sports ever. though, i still think it deserves to be in the Olympics because of all the worldwide support for this "sport." I thought it was Scotland, like golf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cape Town 2020 Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 I don't really think any sport should be dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 I don't really think any sport should be dropped Too bad that the Olympic Games is too big to some people as it is now. How to determine which sport/event must go is difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost1 Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Isn't baseball boring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Not anymore so than weightlifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsnotmypuppy Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 I must say that during Athens the one sport I usually wrote off as bullsh!t, but suddenly realised how exacting and difficult it must be was rhythmic gymnastics. Those girls are frickin' amazing. Anyhow I voted for Boxing - the corruption is on a much larger scale than figure skating or gymnastics (artistic) and as such - while not dropped entirely - shouldbe taken out of the 2008 and 2012 Games as a warning and so they have the opportunity to restructure the organisation. By the way - curling rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Weightlifting Boxing Modern Pentatlon Baseball Softball Equastian Dressage Syncro Swimming Rythmic Gymnastics Greco Roman wreastling should all be dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA84 Posted September 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Isn't baseball boring? Yea, pretty much so unless your North American or Japaneese. Probably should be dropped as it doesn't have that much of an international following. Same with softball. Weightlifting, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Boxing, Dressage, Pentathalon or Triathalon (one or the other), Synchro Swimming. As for Karate/Tai Kwondo/Judo - choose one please! But I keep going back to curling as well. :laugh: I mean, I use my broom for sweeping :grinning: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuigiVercotti Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Just came across this old poll...looks like we got softball right re dropping it from the 2012 programme, and almost had the right result with baseball as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYRROS2004 Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 How about the sports that the human factor to select the winner is involved? All sports with judges giving points (diving, gymnastics etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPortuCanada Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 I think the IOC selected the right sports to be dropped. Although I think Modern Pentathlon should be dropped too. I never hear about it, and ive never seen it televised, not even during the Olympics. Anyways, I think the only way baseball should be an olympic sport is if the MLB takes a 2-3 week holiday so the worlds best ball players can take part. if that cant be done then the sport shouldn't be in. NHL takes a 3 week break so that the pros can compete in the Olympics, and the Winter Olympics are getting major exposure with that, so why not Major League Baseball doing the same? Although with the dropping of Baseball and Softball i think 2 sports should have been added. Squash for sure and id say Rugby as the other. I think Taekwondo and Judo are enough martial arts, Karate doesn't need to be added. Id rank Roller Sports over Karate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitsansh Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Why people suggest to drop Greco wrestling and not freestyle? Greco is more popular in our part of the world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 i think that softball and baseball should be dropped and i am pleased that the ioc done that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 I choose Pentathlon or Triathlon to put away.. I hope the greco-roman wrestling won't cancelled before the next Rome host.. it would be a very pity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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