What olympic sport do you want to get rid of?

**Clones85'** · 08-02-2012, 04:33 PM

I would say none but they keep playing synchronized diving at prime time and so I have to watch it to get to the good stuff. For that reason alone I hate synchronized diving.

**jdoggivjc** · 08-02-2012, 04:37 PM

Synchronized diving is cool. Rhythmic gymnastics is WTF?

**CLONECONES** · 08-02-2012, 04:38 PM

Women's _________

**Clones85'** · 08-02-2012, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

Synchronized diving is cool. Rhythmic gymnastics is WTF?

Agree to disagree!

**cyadict** · 08-02-2012, 04:59 PM

How about BMX?! When did this move from the X-games to the Olympics?

**ISUFB** · 08-02-2012, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Cycl1

they should replace rythmic dancing with hide n seek.

Oh come on... Middle East teams would be amazing at that!

**rainbowdolphin** · 08-02-2012, 05:02 PM

It makes me sick that one can earn an Olympic medal for ping pong and badmitten (sounds like little Romney getting scolded as a kid) but not for golf

**Clones21** · 08-02-2012, 05:04 PM

BMX and ping pong.

**jdoggivjc** · 08-02-2012, 05:05 PM

They need to bring back baseball and softball. Funny how if it's a sport only Europeans care about (handball) then the Olympics just have to make room for it, but if it's a sport that North and South Americans and Asians care about, well, it's not good enough because not enough Europeans care about it.

**ZachsterPoke** · 08-02-2012, 05:09 PM

Eh... only thing I can justify removing is the Equestrian **** where the horses are being judged moreso than their riders. If they brought back legit polo, then the horses can stay. Until then, horses should compete.

**Aclone** · 08-02-2012, 05:51 PM

I don't understand what BMX is doing there, but why remove any?

**longtimeclone** · 08-02-2012, 05:58 PM

I think the sports are fine but get rid of the 20km walk. I just don't understand this event.

Also I wouldn't want to get rid of the horses because I want to see some of the pentathlon before they decide to ax it.

**HFCS** · 08-02-2012, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

They need to bring back baseball and softball. Funny how if it's a sport only Europeans care about (handball) then the Olympics just have to make room for it, but if it's a sport that North and South Americans and Asians care about, well, it's not good enough because not enough Europeans care about it.

My very-stereotype-fitting-lesbian 6th grade PE teacher passionately claimed that team handball is the second most popular sport in the world behind soccer.

Golf has the best case to be added, and is added for 2016, but it's kind of insane it was out for 112 years.

baseball/softball has as good an argument as many sports since it's a top 3 sport in many countries in three very populous regions like you mentioned. Even if no MLB players compete, it makes more sense as an olympic sport than at least a dozen counting winter games.

I think it's fine that the X-Games type sports are added if they're globally popular, it's just that judged sports are not my thing whether it's a skateboard half pipe or diving. Racing a BMX is as much of a true sport as any other cycling event.

**HFCS** · 08-02-2012, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by longtimeclone

I think the sports are fine but get rid of the 20km walk. I just don't understand this event.

Also I wouldn't want to get rid of the horses because I want to see some of the pentathlon before they decide to ax it.

I'm cool with race walking if we add a bunch of other similar events.

-How about soccer with 40 meter long goals.
-Archery with 5 foot bullseye zone.
-Cannonball diving division.
-Volleyball but you can catch the ball then serve it back over however you want.
-One pin bowling.
-Weightlifting contest to see who can lift 10 pounds the most times in one minute

**CyArob** · 08-02-2012, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by HFCS

I'm cool with race walking if we add a bunch of other similar events.

-How about soccer with 40 meter long goals.
-Archery with 5 foot bullseye zone.
-Cannonball diving division.
-Volleyball but you can catch the ball then serve it back over however you want.
-One pin bowling.
-Weightlifting contest to see who can lift 10 pounds the most times in one minute

Can we just do the bolded to all soccer? That would make it more exciting.