squash is the most popular sport-in terms of numbers of countries with NGBs and athletes that is not in the olympics. That it is not and they are adding skateboarding is a real puzzler. The main argument is that its hard to follow on TV
I accept the comment about how judges have a huge impact which can ruin the spectacle but then we'd lose all sorts of sports if we took judges out ~ Taekwondo, boxing, gymnastics, diving, equestrian, wrestling, Greco roman wrestling etc etc and some of these are core to the Olympics from the Greek era.
I would like to see 20/20 cricket added.
I watched a cricket match on ESPN 47 once for about a half hour to see what the hub bub was all about. I don't get it.
I watched a cricket match on ESPN 47 once for about a half hour to see what the hub bub was all about. I don't get it.
Taekwando is won or lost by blows to electronic sensors on the competitors. Judges have an effect, but so do refs and umpires in most sports.
Boxing used to be scored by blows landed, not on the opinions of judges. They blew it by trying to make amateur boxing more like professional boxing. Big mistake.
Equestrian sport isn't decided by judges, except dressage, and that should definitely go. Gymnastics, diving, wrestling, synchronised swimming... all gone in the Andolympic Games.
I'd also cut swimming by half. Far too many categories and distances. Why does swimming merit so many medals? It's not a spectator sport between Olympics or Worlds, hardly has any following anywhere as far as I can see.
I also think the "Andolympics" would be a bit boring - you need controversy!
I'd have cheese-rolling, pipa spitting, It's A Knockout sports and a bake-off. What's boring about that?
Nothing, but they are not world wide sports.. cheese not being common across many parts of the world it guarantees medals for richer countries. :2razz:
Any coagulated protein product will be acceptable. Table fish-ball rolling is very big in SE Asia.
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