International Olympic Committee News

[Dnl 729]

14 hours ago, NearPup said:

Yup... Greco-roman wrestling is on some thin, thin ice as well.

 

I also am thinking that canoe slalom might be in some danger too, they are really hammering home the cost of venues in this press conference.

 

Also looks like the IOC will no longer be doing host sports. Coventry is talking specifically about the IOC regaining control over the program and also shrinking the size of the program.

Really don’t get what indicates that shrinking the program would be a good thing, 

[Jur 702]

I hate that the Host City Sports are over cause I wanted something random and funny like Kabaddi if the 2036 Games went to India or Camel Racing (although most likely MMA-ist) if they went to Doha.....

[heywoodu 16,487]

10 hours ago, Orangehair43 said:

But makes me thing one of them could go. Maybe the outdoor ones based on bigger venue costs. 

Where can I donate to avoid this happening? As with any sport, I'd prefer them to stay, but if I would be the one that has to choose between one of them, I'd at least keep the one where you see action and remove the one where in a majority of the events you do not see the athlete move, you do not see anything move at all, but all one can do is stare at an entirely still athlete until a dot pops up somewhere.

[heywoodu 16,487]

15 minutes ago, Jur said:

I hate that the Host City Sports are over cause I wanted something random and funny like Kabaddi if the 2036 Games went to India or Camel Racing (although most likely MMA-ist) if they went to Doha.....

It's unfortunate that it isn't very international at all, but if you take that part away, I still think kabaddi would be the best addition to the Olympic program one can imagine. Mostly in the sense of it being something that really adds something so absolutely different from anything that has ever been on the program.

 

Not just another sport with a ball-like object, or an event where we do the same thing just either slightly shorter or longer, but something entirely different.