What is the most difficult Olympic sport and why?

Question

Suggestions include: artistic or rhythmic gymnastics, modern pentathlon, decathlon/heptathlon, triathlon, marathon...

Answer 1

any sport you have to worry about lining up next to michael phelps or usain bolt.

Answer 2

Basketball, if your country is other than America.

Answer 3

Why would you ask if you already know what sports you think are difficult...anyways I would say any sport where the competition last more than 15 minutes.

Answer 4

The hardest Olympic sport would be triathlon (swimming, cycling & running non stop for more than 90 minutes against the best in the world - now THAT'S difficult).

Answer 5

all of them need years of hard working and stamina，it is not fair to say which one is the most difficult sport

Answer 6

decathlon is by far the hardest Olympic event

They have to be good at 100 metres, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 metres,

100 metre hurdles, discus,  pole vault, javelin &  1500 metres

That's a lot of sports in 2 days.