martyn_16v
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| posted on 11/8/08 at 11:08 AM |
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Anything where the Olympics isn't the absolute pinnacle of the sport, e.g. football. No-one really gives a toss about olympic football,
it's all about the World Cup. Same with baseball (god only knows how that got in in the first place, why have a sport that only two countries
actually play), it's the 'world' series that all baseball players dream about.
I do like the idea of going back to the ancient Greek thing of naked athletes. Womens beach volleyball would become even more interesting than it
already is 
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MikeR
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| posted on 11/8/08 at 12:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
all events involving snow or ice should be banned.
Oh no they shouldn't - skiing is fantastic, but perhaps they should have 8 lanes and let everyone race at once!
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James
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| posted on 11/8/08 at 02:31 PM |
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All I know is they should have Savate there... then I would be there currently!
If only Paris had won the 2012 Olympics not London. The French government/Olympic committee had guaranteed the Savate Federation that they would bring
it in. Bear in mind that although small in the UK it's a global sport.
Way better to watch than the poxy WTF TaeKwon-Do that they have currently! 
Rant over,
James
EDIT:
See, how could you not want to watch this:
Some full contact highlights:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw4h_33AVDY
Complete full contact fight:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DymS391Qe_U
Complete semi contact fight (one of my favourites):
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=79j-uAyRJFo
[Edited on 11/8/08 by James]
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fesycresy
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| posted on 11/8/08 at 02:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
sports they should bring in
UFC
[Edited on 10/8/08 by liam.mccaffrey]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/8/08 at 03:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Likewise, archers and other such 'sports'.
Just try 100 shots or more, pulling 30+ lbs each time, trying to stay still and balanced, and repeating your technique EXACTLY every time. 'King
'ard.
I used to do competition archery - I used to be knackered at the end of a long contest. One one amazing day I shot alongside Olympic-grade archers (I
was NOWHERE near that grade!) which was a remarkable thing to watch.
Oh - you also have to walk up and down the field about 40 times as well as keep you archery skills up.
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/8/08 at 04:06 PM |
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What about catching the javelin and nutting the shot, I'd like to volunteer a few people for these two events.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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