Difference between revisions of "Joke sports"
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*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> | ||
| + | *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]] | ||
*[[Taekwondo]] | *[[Taekwondo]] | ||
Revision as of 11:38, August 10, 2012
Joke sports are games that are 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.
Examples of joke sports include:
- Badminton
- Beach Volleyball
- BMX Cycling
- Dressage
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Synchronized Swimming
- Swimming relays[1]
- Backstroke races[2]
- Swimming medleys[3]
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Women's Boxing and Wrestling
Comments
- ↑ 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"???
- ↑ An inefficient, silly stroke comparable to foot races for hopping or running backwards.
- ↑ 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.
