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women's martial arts removed from the list - martial arts are legitimate self-defense pursuits; also, intro expanded re: badminton
'''Joke sports''' are games that some people consider to be poor substitutes for athletic endeavors that bring out the best in human achievement with a underlying purpose to the event. The inclusion of many joke sports in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] detracts from the serious events.
'''Joke sports''' are games that some people consider to be poor substitutes for athletic endeavors that bring out the best in human achievement with a underlying purpose to the event. The inclusion of many joke sports in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] detracts from the serious events.
The [[lamestream media]] publicize joke sport winners more than world records set in real sports, which distorts the legitimacy of the [[Olympics]].
The [[lamestream media]] publicize joke sport winners more than world records set in real sports, which distorts the legitimacy of the [[Olympics]]. Also, the format used for at least one of the joke sports below (badminton) resulted in an expulsion of several teams from the 2012 Summer Olympics which caused embarrassment to the entire Olympics.
Examples of joke sports include:
Examples of joke sports include:
*[[Table_tennis|Table tennis]]
*[[Table_tennis|Table tennis]]
*[[woman|Women's]] [[boxing]] and [[wrestling]]
*[[woman|Women's]] [[boxing]] and [[wrestling]]
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