You get weird situations where the current Winnipeg Jets use to be from Atlanta and the team in Utah was originally the Winnipeg Jets before they moved to Arizona.
So on, indeed. Basically, everything except of team sports, road cycling, tennis, golf and once every two years athletics and swimming is dead as far as general audience is concerned.
That's why, I think it's very weird to argue about the comparative mass appeal of different olympic sports. It really doesn't matter.
Which 3-5 of these countries that participate in the highest form of cricket, I.e. tests are you referring to?
Afghanistan
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Bangladesh
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Great Britain (England & Wales)
Grenada
Guyana
India
Ireland
Jamaica
Pakistan
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & The Grenadines
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Trinidad & Tobago
Zimbabwe
Or are you referring to the considerably larger group that play the T20 format to be used at the OG?
France was represented at the last WC (and even win some matches). AFAIK, we have one active club in the whole country.
It's crazy how every minimum global standard for olympic inclusion have been throw out of the window under Bach regime and its additional sports program...
The “fundamental principle” is not only a principle on paper it's what make the winter games fundamentally distinctive and what it makes that the event works.
If you cut it, you'll end up with a selection of random sports that are simply not good enough for the summer olympics. In other words, it's called the World Games. Everyone is included, but no one care.
But if you add one, where does it end. In 50 years we will just have a 'summer' olympics every 2 years.
Although, by then, there probably won't even be any snow left and they'll have no choice.
Justyna Burska, former open water swimmer, national champion, who competed in World 2019 in 5km and 10km race has died in motorcycle accident, according reports a car hit her motorcycle and she died immediatly after it, she was aged just 29 yo
This is my point about gatekeeping. The vast, vast, vast majority of the world doesn’t have ice or snow for winter. So while you think it’s a “fundamental principle”, it was only applicable to the 16 countries at the first games and their neighbours.
So instead of opening up new sports to get them included in the games, you and others want to keep them out.
That’s fine. That’s your choice. I’d prefer if others were included. And again, I don’t feel strongly on it (as in I’m not going to fall out with anybody over it) but I’d include cross country running and cyclo cross.
(BLR) Sabalenka defeats Pegula 6-3 7-5 to win the Cincinnati Open title!
Sabalenka’s serve was unstoppable today for the most part, nothing Pegula could do about it. Quite glad that Sabalenka was able to close out the match in straight sets, even when she choked while serving for the match at 5-4 (perhaps a bit of nerves started to set in), because the match was on her racket. The match didn’t deserve a 3rd set.
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