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| | *[[Badminton]] | | *[[Badminton]] |
| − | *Beach Volleyball | + | *Beach volleyball |
| − | *BMX Cycling | + | *BMX cycling |
| | *Diving<ref>Essentially nothing more than dropping into water</ref> | | *Diving<ref>Essentially nothing more than dropping into water</ref> |
| | *[[Dressage]] <ref> Elitist, has no meaning to the average sports fan. </ref> | | *[[Dressage]] <ref> Elitist, has no meaning to the average sports fan. </ref> |
| − | *Greco-Roman Wrestling<ref>Has nothing to do with Greece, or Rome, and is so artificially restricted it barely has anything to do with wrestling</ref> | + | *Greco-Roman [[Wrestling]]<ref>Has nothing to do with Greece, or Rome, and is so artificially restricted it barely has anything to do with wrestling</ref> |
| − | *Rhythmic Gymnastics | + | *Rhythmic gymnastics |
| | *Soccer<ref>Olympic rules prohibit the best players in the world from competing</ref> | | *Soccer<ref>Olympic rules prohibit the best players in the world from competing</ref> |
| − | *Synchronized Swimming | + | *Synchronized swimming |
| | *Swimming relays<ref>In running relays, there is a baton that must be artfully passed during the race. No such baton passing exists for the silly swimming relays. Would anyone want a long jump or pole vault "relay"???</ref> | | *Swimming relays<ref>In running relays, there is a baton that must be artfully passed during the race. No such baton passing exists for the silly swimming relays. Would anyone want a long jump or pole vault "relay"???</ref> |
| | *Backstroke races<ref>An inefficient, silly stroke comparable to foot races for hopping or running backwards.</ref> | | *Backstroke races<ref>An inefficient, silly stroke comparable to foot races for hopping or running backwards.</ref> |
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| | *[[Table_tennis|Table Tennis]] | | *[[Table_tennis|Table Tennis]] |
| | *[[Taekwondo]] | | *[[Taekwondo]] |
| − | *Women's [[Boxing]] and [[Wrestling]] | + | *Women's [[boxing]] and [[wrestling]] |
| − | *Women's Artistic Gymnastics<ref>Participants don't compete on the rings or pommel horse, unlike the men</ref> | + | *Women's artistic gymnastics<ref>Participants don't compete on the rings or pommel horse, unlike the men</ref> |
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| | == Comments == | | == Comments == |
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