[_LilyRose_]

What's wrong with having dressage/table tennis/beach volleyball/shooting etc in the olympics? They're all sporting events and disciplines in their own right. The olympics is about celebrating the strength, determination and talent of the human race. Who cares if you think syncronised swimming or windsurfing is ridiculous? Don't watch it instead of slating something you know next to nothing about and couldn't do to save your life...

[The_Kew_Tour]

Played many sports and while you dont need be maybe pure fit I do think Golf has its place in the games.

Played many Sports, but for pure skill its the hardest I have played

[marienbad]

Originally Posted by _LilyRose_

What's wrong with having dressage/table tennis/beach volleyball/shooting etc in the olympics? They're all sporting events and disciplines in their own right. The olympics is about celebrating the strength, determination and talent of the human race. Who cares if you think syncronised swimming or windsurfing is ridiculous? Don't watch it instead of slating something you know next to nothing about and couldn't do to save your life...

Would you include snooker/pool/lacrosse then to name just a few ?

[_LilyRose_]

Originally Posted by marienbad

Would you include snooker/pool/lacrosse then to name just a few ?

Why not? Who am I to decide though?

[marienbad]

Originally Posted by _LilyRose_

Why not? Who am I to decide though?

Depends on your definition sport

[nucker]

Oh yeah, I forgot to add Water Polo to my previous list of get rid of sports, seems silly playing a child's game and calling it "sports"

Personally I think cycling, they should all ride the same bikes, see my point here first. It would take technology out of the equation and stop this relentless "technology doping" continuing in the Olympics. Weightlifters don't use technology to lift up weights

[ballsymchugh]

they should reduce the amount of events in the velodrome. the keirin is a bizarre race, why do they have to follow a guy on an electric bike for 3 or 4 laps before bombing it for the last two? they already have the sprint races to sort out which ones are the best.

[clearodara]

f***ing DRESSAGE

Absolute joke of a sport and a pile of sh1te to watch.

[nucker]

Synchronised swimming should go, its not even swimming, just some routine in a pool, what is that all about???

[RandolphEsq]

Originally Posted by marienbad

I think we already have that - it is called IAAF World Championships.

The IAAF is to the Olympics what the Euros/Copa America/African Cup of Nations etc. are to the World Cup in football.

[marienbad]

Originally Posted by RandolphEsq

The IAAF is to the Olympics what the Euros/Copa America/African Cup of Nations etc. are to the World Cup in football.

not when you have just athletics events .

[OldRio]

Originally Posted by clearodara

f***ing DRESSAGE

Absolute joke of a sport and a pile of sh1te to watch.

Probably the most difficult of all equestrian disciplines.
Very technical.

[Gary The Gamer]

They might as well have a mincing competition which could be equally technical.

[OldRio]

I bow to your formidable knowledge on the equine disciplines.

[Pherekydes]

Originally Posted by RandolphEsq

The IAAF is to the Olympics what the Euros/Copa America/African Cup of Nations etc. are to the World Cup in football.

The continental soccer cups are limited to those continents. The IAAF includes every nation, even those who have no Olympic representation.