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Line 6: − *Diving<ref>Essentially nothing more than dropping into water</ref> − *Golf<ref>you walk around on a field hitting a ball with a stick. Sometimes you don't even walk, you use a little car.</ref> − *Shooting<ref>Unlike archery, where there is a physical component of drawing back a bow, shooters simply point their guns and shoot. In trap shooting in particular the scores are often ridiculously high with only around 2% of shots missing, so there is not often a clear winner and very much an element of luck</ref> Line 16:
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*Beach volleyball
*Beach volleyball
*BMX cycling
*BMX cycling
*Rhythmic gymnastics
*Rhythmic gymnastics
*[[Soccer]]<ref>The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) imposes rules on players regarding the Olympic Games over the age of participants. This has the effect of prohibiting the best (usually professional) players in the world from competing. The age limit is currently 23 and under. FIFA is trying to lower it to 21 and under; however, the International Olympic Committee is not planning to comply with proposed rules.</ref>
*[[Soccer]]<ref>The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) imposes rules on players regarding the Olympic Games over the age of participants. This has the effect of prohibiting the best (usually professional) players in the world from competing. The age limit is currently 23 and under. FIFA is trying to lower it to 21 and under; however, the International Olympic Committee is not planning to comply with proposed rules.</ref>
*Synchronized swimming
*Synchronized swimming
*Swimming medleys<ref>It is hard even to imagine how preposterous a land-based equivalent of this might look. Yet swimmers award and receive gold medals for them without raising a single eyebrow.</ref>
*Swimming medleys<ref>It is hard even to imagine how preposterous a land-based equivalent of this might look. Yet swimmers award and receive gold medals for them without raising a single eyebrow.</ref>
*[[Table_tennis|Table Tennis]]
*[[Table_tennis|Table Tennis]]
*Women's [[boxing]] and [[wrestling]]
*Women's [[weightlifting]], [[boxing]] and [[wrestling]]
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Former joke sports: