RootsAir From Costa Rica, joined Feb 2005, 4179 posts, RR: 45 Posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1345 times:
This is a question that commonly comes into people's head. Which sport should become olympic? Many a people have said rugby, polo should become olympic. more recently squash has been applying for the 2012 olympics
I'd therefore wanted to start a thread concerning which sport should become olympic and which you think have the best chances....cheers
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RobertNL070 From Netherlands, joined Sep 2003, 4506 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1299 times:
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Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 8, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1299 times:
Roller (AKA in-line) hockey. If it were to become an Olympic sport, some of the national teams could potentially have NHL players on them, as some of them have played in various roller hockey leagues since many of them operated in the summer. In some areas, roller hockey is become quite popular and the demand for roller hockey rinks is beginning to be up there with ice hockey rinks.
This is the team sport with the largest worldwide following that is missing. Besides it's only right that the true rugby powers get a chance to claim the title, the USA are the reigning gold medalists having won it in the early 1900s the last time it was cotnested at the games.
N776AU From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 681 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1294 times:
Bowling. They gave it a shot in 1992 (I think it was), and I'm not really sure why it didn't work out. There's plenty of foreign guys on the PBA Tour like Amleto Monacceli and Mika Kovunimi.
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Ihadapheo From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 6026 posts, RR: 59 Reply 12, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1283 times:
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NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1235 times:
I think the debate should be which sports can we eliminate from the Olympics. I'm sure that there would be a whole host of suggestions that would pop up.
Speedbird747BA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1218 times:
Quoting FighterPilot (Reply 16): It's funny because I've done that before. I'm not very good at the curling part, but decent when it comes to beer drinking.
Maybe beer drinking, and pole dancing? Could we combine them? Id love to see the uniforms.
PanAmOldDC8 From Barbados, joined Dec 2006, 960 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1201 times:
Quoting RootsAir (Thread starter): I'd therefore wanted to start a thread concerning which sport should become olympic and which you think have the best chances....cheers
Parachute jumping, with out the parachute and glide to a landing the one who makes it get the gold. I all seriousness I would like to see LaCrosse
DSMflyer From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 401 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1183 times:
Baseball, after they get rid of it following the '08 Olympics. It's ridiculous that it was voted out.
FutureUALpilot From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2561 posts, RR: 8 Reply 22, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1176 times:
Quoting DSMflyer (Reply 20): Baseball, after they get rid of it following the '08 Olympics. It's ridiculous that it was voted out.
Agreed, 100%...it is far more worthy than some of the "sports" that are still in.
Quoting PanAmOldDC8 (Reply 19): Parachute jumping, with out the parachute and glide to a landing the one who makes it get the gold.
Texan From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 4204 posts, RR: 53 Reply 23, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1173 times:
Quoting DSMflyer (Reply 20): Baseball, after they get rid of it following the '08 Olympics. It's ridiculous that it was voted out.
And get all the damn professional athletes out of the games. I don't want to see The Rocket, LeBron, or any other professionals out there. Get the amateurs, the college players, the people who play for the right reasons! Can I get an amen from the congregation?
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QXatFAT From Israel, joined Feb 2006, 2401 posts, RR: 5 Reply 24, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1160 times:
Quoting Speedbird747BA (Reply 2): Rugby would make a good olympic sport. Curling should be taken out, IMO.
What? Ones a summer sport and ones a winter. By the way, keep curling. That sport is pretty awesome! I always watch it when its on and even tryed playing a few times
Quoting FlyDeltaJets87 (Reply 21): That's stupid. Is there even another international tournament for baseball?
It is stupid that baseball is being taken out. The only other baseball tournament that is international is the World Baseball Classic which started last year and will be every 4 years IIRC.
Sports to go in for summer:
-Rugby
-Squash
-Thumb War
-Formula 1 racing
-Ultimate Fighter
Sports to go in for winter:
-Broom hockey
-Snow Football (the American one)
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Summer:
-Baseball
-Softball
-Ping Pong
-Track and field
Winter:
-Half pipe snowboarding
-Cross Country Skiing
-Curling
-Skeliton
Things to take out:
-Weightlifting
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25 FlyUSCG: I'm surprised no one said it... Aerobatic Flying. It could be split up into at least 2 separate categories... 1) Formation 2)Individual (and probably
26 GAIsweetGAI: Aerobatics. (On a related note, one of my friends at school told me about a video he saw of a man doing aerobatics, and at some point he was pouring a
28 Duff44: Cricket Rugby Lacrosse Golf Footvolley/Sepak Takraw (volleyball but no use of hands, like soccer) Baseball (bring it back) Others: UFC/MMA/Pride fight
30 Bill142: Extreme Ironing or Professional Space Invaders should be introduced. The Designated Dick Head should be introduced to warm up the crowd. Sort of like
31 FlyUSCG: Thats only the little aerobatic planes flying the track (as far as I know). My idea would be on a much bigger scale. Or maybe add on all that stuff t
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Hell no. Curling is a friggin corner stone of the Winter Olympics. It's the only winter sport I know of that you can hold a beer and still play. 
It's funny because I've done that before. I'm not very good at the curling part, but decent when it comes to beer drinking. 
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