List the sporting events that you think should not be in the Olympics?

Question

I think football, basketball, handball, fencing, equestrian,baseball and volleyball.

What's yours?

Answer 1

water pollo, equestrian, and that winter olympic sport where they sweep the ice in front of that big circle block(forgot what it's called thought)

Answer 2

just handball for me ... it is a silly sport and only included because powerful IOC Europeans had it included, they are the only ones who play it.

Answer 3

THIS IS ONE I THINK SHOULD BE IN THE OLYPICS

CHEERLEADING

CHEERLEADING

CHEERLEADING

CHEERLEADING

Answer 4

I think all of those sports you mentioned should be in the olympics because they require skill and some sort of athletic talent.  

Answer 5

Beach volleyball... What's the purpose of having both volleyball and beach volleyball in the Olympics? Besides, although it is enjoyable, I see  beach volleyball a simpler version of volleyball... (Furthermore, if there is beach volleyball in the Olympics, one could ask why isn't there beach footabll as well...)

TableTennis... (For the same reasons I stated above...)

Trampoline... Ditto.

Slalom canoeing and sailing... Since, these sports are dependant on environmental conditions and you can not established two equal competetions held in two different places...

Archery and shooting... (I don't consider these to be sports...)

Answer 6

Definitely equastrian. Olympics is about human competing against human but in the event of equastrian whether a team wins / loses, it very much depends on the horses not the riders.

Answer 7

Beach volleyball. I am so sick of it, I could scream. I think the massive coverage of it is just a t&a show for NBC to get more viewers. I love equestrian, archery, fencing, weightlifting, judo, and all the lesser known sports that I only get to see during the Olympics. At least, I used to see them but now it's beach volleyball taking up way too much air time. Geez!! : (

Answer 8

Is speed walking still in the Olympics?  

Trampoline, Sailing, and Shooting

Answer 9

Rhythmic gymnastics and synchronised swimming. They're not sport in my book.

Answer 10

Football (soccer as we in the US know it), is the most popular sport in the world. It should definitely stay an Olympic sport. Athletes train very hard in their respective sport and it would be a horrible shame to remove any of them from the list.

Aquatics Water Polo

Archery

Athletic Events

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Beach Volley ball

Boxing

Fencing

Field Hockey

Football

Handball

Indoor Volley ball

Swimming

Synchronized Swimming

Judo

Modern Pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Softball

Table Tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Weight lifting

Wrestling

Flat water Canoeing

Slalom Canoeing

BMX Cycling

Road Cycling

Equestrian

Track Cycling

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Trampoline Gymnastics

Artistic Gymnastics

Answer 11

Fewer canoe/kayak and swimming events.  Too many medals given out.  Team sports count as only one gold medal which is unfortunate.

A lot of those sports are not popular in the US, but they are sports and should remain (i.e. handball).  Only ones I would cut are weight lifting events.  You use weights to train and the injuries sustained are permanently disfiguring and make ghoulish TV.  Many events I will not watch, but they are competitive and should stay, I would add MMA though.  Agree with above about cheerleading, would be more entertaining than most of the events and see those fine women from around the world!