World Games 2025

[heywoodu 15,997]

Right, the inline freestyle slalom can't really hold my attention for more than a few minutes since I just don't know what is and isn't good, but I'll definitely say that, as someone who skated a lot as a kid (not with tricks though), it is impressive to see  

[JoshMartini007 2,763]

So now that the events are over. Which sports/events (if any) would you like to see added to the Olympics?

[heywoodu 15,997]

@hckošice What's up in Czechoslowakia, judging by the  and strength, do y'all motosurf to school every day or something?  

[LuizGuilherme 331]

39 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

So now that the events are over. Which sports/events (if any) would you like to see added to the Olympics?

Fistball just for Brazil fight for more medals lol

 

But i really enjoyed watching Floorball during the first week.

[heywoodu 15,997]

48 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

So now that the events are over. Which sports/events (if any) would you like to see added to the Olympics?

Disclaimer: I'm not really going for things like "how easily would it fit in the program in terms of number of athletes" and "do enough countries win medals" and stuff like that, just going by what I have seen and what my personal opinions are  

 

Artistic & Dance Sports
I absolutely want to see tumbling in the Olympics, out of all the sports and events here, that is by far my number one wish. I would also certainly be fine with the double mini-trampoline.

 

Ball Sports
I've always found canoe polo quite cool to watch, plys it is a very different thing than anything else. Lacrosse was also quite nice, wouldn't mind if that stays in the Olympics.

 

Martial Arts
The (combat) sambo was interesting and often brought some exciting moments, so did the wushu (sanda) and the K1 kickboxing. Not really sure if it was enough for me to add another combat sport, but if so, I'd probably go for sambo.

 

Precision Sports
I had hoped to go for field archery, but I thought it was more of a 'run around and shoot targets' kind of thing, so was somewhat disappointed. No to the billiards for me and the boules....alright, the lyonnaise progressive and the precision shooting were pretty enjoyable, but I think not really enough to want to see it at the Olympics.

 

Strength Sports
As I've already said for years: I want tug-of-war to become Olympic and become a big deal, that'd be awesome. Great teamwork, pure technique and strength, really different than any other sport, it was all the ingredients for me.

 

Trend Sports
Dragon boat racing was fun enough to watch, I especially liked the beating of the drums. Finswimming, absolutely, as long as the camera work is good, it is nice and exciting to watch. The freediving too (but one of the two disciplines, having both is unncessary), super nice but tense slow-TV. Inline track speed skating would be nice as a summer equivalent of shorttrack, kind of, although I fear it would be bad for our beloved speed skating (you know, on ice). Life saving was nice too, I would be fine with ultimate disc (as long as American football isn't on there, should be one or the other, the one with a ball or the one with a disc).

Edited August 17 by heywoodu

[Grassmarket 4,027]

1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said:

So now that the events are over. Which sports/events (if any) would you like to see added to the Olympics?

I would say Ultimate Flying Disk because seems to be the one sport that is 

 

1. Cheap in terms of equipment
2. Not requiring any special ground or stadium
3. Potentially global
4. Easy to understand
5. Not an adaptation or inferior copy of something else

[heywoodu 15,997]

2 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

I would say Ultimate Flying Disk because seems to be the one sport that is 

 

1. Cheap in terms of equipment
2. Not requiring any special ground or stadium
3. Potentially global
4. Easy to understand
5. Not an adaptation or inferior copy of something else

Flying disk? Will we get separate medal events for 4TB and 8TB disks?

[Grassmarket 4,027]

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Flying disk? Will we get separate medal events for 4TB and 8TB disks?

Already had this argument with the whole of .  I am correct, everyone else is wrong.  

Edited August 17 by Grassmarket

[heywoodu 15,997]

5 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Already had this argument with the whole of .  I am correct, everyone else is wrong.  

 

 

[hckošice 15,503]

1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said:

So now that the events are over. Which sports/events (if any) would you like to see added to the Olympics?

Canoe Slalom C2 and 50km Race Walk please