The Olympic committee didn't describe it as a joke, one person did, a guy who claimed he wasn't an expert on Rugby and was just parroting what he claimed to hear from others. Might want to actually check up on your facts before spreading rubbish.
and it's coming into the Olympics in 2016, so clearly the Olympic committee doesn't think it's a joke.
If someone did say it then I'm hardly "spreading rubbish." I am certain I read somewhere that it was the reason why it was rejected in the past.
If someone did say it then I'm hardly "spreading rubbish." I am certain I read somewhere that it was the reason why it was rejected in the past.
You said
"the Olympic committee described it as a joke"
In reality ONE person, not "the Olympic committee" said
"When it comes to rugby, I am not a specialist, but people within the sport tell me that rugby sevens is something of a joke."
So not only was this not "the Olympic committee", it also wasn't even this own ONE persons opinion, he was merely relaying what he had heard. He even made sure to make it clear that he doesn't even actually know what he is talking about.
One thing I definitely don't want to see in the Olympics is bouldering. It's bad enough that snowboarding has introduce "yah, brah!" style posturing to the Olympics, we don't need guys competing in an Olympic sport shirtless wearing beanies.
In reality ONE person, not "the Olympic committee" said
"When it comes to rugby, I am not a specialist, but people within the sport tell me that rugby sevens is something of a joke."
So not only was this not "the Olympic committee", it also wasn't even this own ONE persons opinion, he was merely relaying what he had heard. He even made sure to make it clear that he doesn't even actually know what he is talking about.
So yes, spreading rubbish indeed.
I may have been wrong, but I was close enough. I knew someone did say it to some extent, it was just what I had read in a magazine, typical journalists.
Same country (only in some sports they are separate, IOC they are not)
Forgot about that rule. I suppose then....
Great Britain , New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, France, Ireland, Argentina and the last spot can be be end up being Italy / Tonga / Samoa / Japan / Canada / USA / Fiji
Winter: Ski mountaineering (randonee racing)
Involves climbing a mountain on skis and then skiing back down. The courses involve a mixture of skinning and hiking. There's already a world cup circuit and world championships every two years and it's a very popular and competitive sport in Europe. In North American, it's starting to catch on and more and more people are taking up ski touring every year. It requires tremendous physical fitness and skill.
Summer:
I think wheelchair racing would be a good addition. It's clearly a highly competitive sport unlike many other Paralympic sports.
Cricket is also a good choice, especially in the sense it would help popularize the Olympics in South Asia, which, for some reason, has an abysmal record at the games.
Rock climbing also makes sense in that it wouldn't be too hard to set up multiple events.
They should have brought in Rugby for the London olympics already
I'm not an expert, but when it comes to club rugby, like (american) football, don't they only play once a week because of how physical it is? teams need time to recover after games, so rugby would never work in a 2 week competition
I'm not an expert, but when it comes to club rugby, like (american) football, don't they only play once a week because of how physical it is? teams need time to recover after games, so rugby would never work in a 2 week competition
