Olympics anyone?

[adey67]

Again I don't see why breakdancing doesn't qualify. It's as physical as any other intensive sport. As are sport-climbing, and surfing. Not sure what your standards are. Not that I care that much about the Olympics anyway.

I would imagine because it's not a sport mate, it's a very energetic dancing/art form, it's certainly very skillful and it encompasses some gymnastical abilities but where do you draw the line? Will we see Olympic ballet/tango/waltzing/Morris dancing in future events? Tbh it wouldn't surprise me.

Guess I could see that argument. Still don't understand why surfing or sport climbing wouldn't count though.

Those two are definitely sports and ones I'd watch too. I agree with you 100% about both of them, I'd enjoy watching surfing in particular.

[Alan V]

Guess I could see that argument. Still don't understand why surfing or sport climbing wouldn't count though.

Both surfing and climbing were included in the Olympics for the first time this year.

[GenesisNemesis]

Guess I could see that argument. Still don't understand why surfing or sport climbing wouldn't count though.

Both surfing and climbing were included in the Olympics for the first time this year.

I know, those were some of the ones SYZ was complaining about.

[SYZ]

Can I suggest for the next Olympics the IOC includes skydiving, water skiing,  lawn bowling, paintball, SCUBA diving,
hang gliding, fishing, pilates, Monopoly, speed-reading, cheese making, poetry, and stamp collecting?

—Passions, games, and sports practiced by millions of people around the world every day.