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Jeff Lebowski · 08-13-2008, 09:31 PM

Swimming is one of my favorite Olympic sports. I feel the same way about track and field. It is sport in its simplest form.

That being said, there are some sports that need to go. Their very presence in the Olympics cheapens the other sports. Here is my list:

1) Rhythmic gymnastics - any sport that requires both makeup and judges is not a sport
2) Badminton - If you include this, then you have to include bocci, lawn dice, and croquet.
3) Yachting - too aristocratic. Ugh.
4) Equestrian - see item 3. And if you include this, you need to include bareback riding and bull riding.
5) Handball - who plays handball?

What would you include on your list?

08-13-2008, 09:31 PM	#1
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Olympic sports that have to go Swimming is one of my favorite Olympic sports. I feel the same way about track and field. It is sport in its simplest form. That being said, there are some sports that need to go. Their very presence in the Olympics cheapens the other sports. Here is my list: 1) Rhythmic gymnastics - any sport that requires both makeup and judges is not a sport 2) Badminton - If you include this, then you have to include bocci, lawn dice, and croquet. 3) Yachting - too aristocratic. Ugh. 4) Equestrian - see item 3. And if you include this, you need to include bareback riding and bull riding. 5) Handball - who plays handball? What would you include on your list? __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.