International Olympic Committee News

[JoshMartini007 2,538]

42 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Yeah, do we need to see another Eric 'The Eel' Moussambani and Paula 'The Crawler' Bolopa again just so the gender equality lobbyists are satisfied?

I'm confused, they have nothing to do with gender equality. Get your analogies straight...

[Jur 683]

1 hour ago, Monzanator said:

Yeah, do we need to see another Eric 'The Eel' Moussambani and Paula 'The Crawler' Bolopa again just so the gender equality lobbyists are satisfied?

We actually do.

[Monzanator 4,507]

12 minutes ago, Jur said:

We actually do.

 

Why? I'm pretty sure NBC would just put commercials instead of live coverage of their efforts Does NBC even show anything that doesn't include US athletes to begin with?

[George_D 1,205]

Athens to host 138th IOC session in 2025 (where the 2032 Summer Olympics host will be decided)

[Monzanator 4,507]

We all know 2032 host will be Brisbane. Just cut the bullshit. Four years of artificial crap. Hail to the transparency!

[Olympian1010 7,977]

[Monzanator 4,507]

I don't see lacrosse getting to Olympics. It's even more elitist sport than cricket We have women's hockey for the all-too-predictable finals in women's hockey. Who needs another USA vs Canada final in lacrosse?

[Vektor 3,326]

Americans should be happy if they will have baseball/softball back in the program for 2028, adding two team sports for them would be too much. 

[Olympian1010 7,977]

10 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

I don't see lacrosse getting to Olympics.

Agenda 2020 allows host cities/countries to add a few sports they want to grow locally, or that are popular in the host nation.
 

Lacrosse isn’t a bad candidate as it does have a good audience in the United States. It’s not all that popular on the West Coast though (it’s more of an East Coast thing). 
 

Personally, I’d like to see Skateboard, Surfing, Sport Climbing, and Flying Disc (Team Ultimate) added to the program under that clause. I know there’s been movements to add Lacrosse, Cricket, Baseball/Softball, and Cheerleading (among other sports) as well.

[Monzanator 4,507]

20 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Agenda 2020 allows host cities/countries to add a few sports they want to grow locally, or that are popular in the host nation.
 

Lacrosse isn’t a bad candidate as it does have a good audience in the United States. It’s not all that popular on the West Coast though (it’s more of an East Coast thing). 
 

Personally, I’d like to see Skateboard, Surfing, Sport Climbing, and Flying Disc (Team Ultimate) added to the program under that clause. I know there’s been movements to add Lacrosse, Cricket, Baseball/Softball, and Cheerleading (among other sports) as well.

Lacrosse would be a waste of time just like the ballet skiing at 1992 Olympic Games. How did that "sport" grow in the last 30 years?