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Worst Sport/Event in the 2024 Olympics - submissions

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Ali TT

International Vice-Captain
I think a lot of the good multi-eventers have one or two events they could compete with the specialists in but it's never any of the throwing events! They are usually a long way from elite in those.
 
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Tom Flint

International Regular
Cycling can be a bit weird, French guy last night fell off his bike and got lapped 3 times. Never made those laps back up but still won the race.
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
Ali TT said:
I think a lot of the good multi-eventers have one or two events they could compete with the specialists in but it's never any of the throwing events! They are usually a long way from elite in those.
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Well that’s not that surprising. The throwing events are the minority in Decathlon and Heptathlon iirc, and the physiques and skills required for jumping/running are far more aligned than those for the throwing.
 
CartyDurham

CartyDurham

International Captain
Tom Flint said:
Cycling can be a bit weird, French guy last night fell off his bike and got lapped 3 times. Never made those laps back up but still won the race.
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I watched that totally bemused. I think it was the Omnium race they called it

100 laps where riders let others take over and scoring points every ten laps or so

Was a track full of riders and it seemed to be chaotic
 
centurymaker

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
Equestrian has to go, as its outdated and reeks of animal cruelty.

Boxing should 100% be binned, given the brutality of it and that the scoring is corrupt. Plus olympics is amateur boxing with amateur rules, so its not the pinnacle at all when we already have professional boxing.

Mens football doesn't belong either.

3x3 basketball is a bit of a joke.

Pentathlon.

Trampoline Gymnastics along with other super subjective and ultra fringe games, where scoring doesn't make a lot of sense.

Synchronised Swimming

Synchronised Diving / cut down on diving events

Mixed Walking Relay

Cut down on breaststroke and backstroke events. Absolutely no reason to have 200m events in these. 100 m events are sufficient. If they are going to have so much backstroke swimming, then might as well have backward running in athletics. Who can run backwards the fastest? lol

200 Individual Medley with 50m of each stroke doesn't belong when most strokes don't have 50 metre events in the olympics. 400 IM is absolutely sufficient.

Table Tennis "Team events", just have mens doubles and womens doubles.

Breaking is thankfully out for good.

Repechage in Rowing and Canoeing has to be binned/significantly reduced. Sick of seeing Quarter Final G, Quarter Final H, Semi final E, Semi final F, and then Final D, Final C , Final B.... Stick to A Finals, A-B Semi finals.

Fencing has to be cut down. Its so outdated and cringe.

Sailing - some mixed events should go.

In 1996, they had 270 events. Probably need to be go back to those numbers again. 50-60 events too many at the moment.
 
R

reyrey

U19 Captain
Ali TT said:
I think a lot of the good multi-eventers have one or two events they could compete with the specialists in but it's never any of the throwing events! They are usually a long way from elite in those.
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Tessa Sanderson and Barbora Špotáková were both multi eventers who then decided to just stick to throwing (javelin) Both then won an Olympic golds
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
centurymaker said:
Equestrian has to go, as its outdated and reeks of animal cruelty.

Boxing should 100% be binned, given the brutality of it and that the scoring is corrupt. Plus olympics is amateur boxing with amateur rules, so its not the pinnacle at all when we already have professional boxing.

Mens football doesn't belong either.

3x3 basketball is a bit of a joke.

Pentathlon.

Trampoline Gymnastics along with other super subjective and ultra fringe games, where scoring doesn't make a lot of sense.

Synchronised Swimming

Synchronised Diving / cut down on diving events

Mixed Walking Relay

Cut down on breaststroke and backstroke events. Absolutely no reason to have 200m events in these. 100 m events are sufficient. If they are going to have so much backstroke swimming, then might as well have backward running in athletics. Who can run backwards the fastest? lol

200 Individual Medley with 50m of each stroke doesn't belong when most strokes don't have 50 metre events in the olympics. 400 IM is absolutely sufficient.

Table Tennis "Team events", just have mens doubles and womens doubles.

Breaking is thankfully out for good.

Repechage in Rowing and Canoeing has to be binned/significantly reduced. Sick of seeing Quarter Final G, Quarter Final H, Semi final E, Semi final F, and then Final D, Final C , Final B.... Stick to A Finals, A-B Semi finals.

Fencing has to be cut down. Its so outdated and cringe.

Sailing - some mixed events should go.

In 1996, they had 270 events. Probably need to be go back to those numbers again. 50-60 events too many at the moment.
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The only trampoline event should be who can jump the highest.
 
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RossTaylorsBox

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
centurymaker said:
Equestrian has to go, as its outdated and reeks of animal cruelty.

Boxing should 100% be binned, given the brutality of it and that the scoring is corrupt. Plus olympics is amateur boxing with amateur rules, so its not the pinnacle at all when we already have professional boxing.

Mens football doesn't belong either.

3x3 basketball is a bit of a joke.

Pentathlon.

Trampoline Gymnastics along with other super subjective and ultra fringe games, where scoring doesn't make a lot of sense.

Synchronised Swimming

Synchronised Diving / cut down on diving events

Mixed Walking Relay

Cut down on breaststroke and backstroke events. Absolutely no reason to have 200m events in these. 100 m events are sufficient. If they are going to have so much backstroke swimming, then might as well have backward running in athletics. Who can run backwards the fastest? lol

200 Individual Medley with 50m of each stroke doesn't belong when most strokes don't have 50 metre events in the olympics. 400 IM is absolutely sufficient.

Table Tennis "Team events", just have mens doubles and womens doubles.

Breaking is thankfully out for good.

Repechage in Rowing and Canoeing has to be binned/significantly reduced. Sick of seeing Quarter Final G, Quarter Final H, Semi final E, Semi final F, and then Final D, Final C , Final B.... Stick to A Finals, A-B Semi finals.

Fencing has to be cut down. Its so outdated and cringe.

Sailing - some mixed events should go.

In 1996, they had 270 events. Probably need to be go back to those numbers again. 50-60 events too many at the moment.
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Yeah I hate when they make me watch all the sports
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
RossTaylorsBox said:
Invest in a streaming service gramps
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tbh I’ve only watched non-streaming in the past few years with the Ashes and State of Origin since they’re exclusively on Nine. (still watch them through their free online viewing, my house doesn’t have a TV connected to those old fangled channels)
 
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