Difference between revisions of "Joke sports"
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*[[Badminton]] | *[[Badminton]] | ||
| − | *Beach | + | *Beach volleyball |
| − | *BMX | + | *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 | + | *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 | + | *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 [[ | + | *Women's [[boxing]] and [[wrestling]] |
| − | *Women's | + | *Women's artistic gymnastics<ref>Participants don't compete on the rings or pommel horse, unlike the men</ref> |
== Comments == | == Comments == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 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. During those games, atheistic Great Britain won three golds in the joke sports; the United States won ten joke sport gold medals.
Examples of joke sports include:
- Badminton
- Beach volleyball
- BMX cycling
- Diving[1]
- Dressage [2]
- Greco-Roman Wrestling[3]
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Soccer[4]
- Synchronized swimming
- Swimming relays[5]
- Backstroke races[6]
- Swimming medleys[7]
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Women's boxing and wrestling
- Women's artistic gymnastics[8]
Comments
- ↑ Essentially nothing more than dropping into water
- ↑ Elitist, has no meaning to the average sports fan.
- ↑ Has nothing to do with Greece, or Rome, and is so artificially restricted it barely has anything to do with wrestling
- ↑ Olympic rules prohibit the best players in the world from competing
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Participants don't compete on the rings or pommel horse, unlike the men
