Summer Non-Olympic Sports Discussion Thread

[Olympian1010 7,975]

6 minutes ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

As long as the games get a bigger audience and the established sports are not removed it is completely fine to add them .

This is one of the rare times where you and I will disagree I think. The Winter Olympics are for winter sports, not for summer sports masquerading as winter sports.

 

I want more nations to compete at the Winter Olympics, but we shouldn’t have to ruin the games to achieve that. 

[Monzanator 4,502]

Snooker Premier League has resumed and it's live on Eurosport right now.

[Vojthas 949]

3 hours ago, Monzanator said:

Snooker Premier League has resumed and it's live on Eurosport right now.

It's Championship League.

[Grassmarket 3,408]

12 hours ago, Monzanator said:

Snooker Premier League has resumed and it's live on Eurosport right now.

ITV4 in the UK.

[Olympian1010 7,975]

Time for the greatest American sports tradition, the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest! First up are the women, men to follow.

[Olympian1010 7,975]

New Women’s World Record! Miki Sudo eats 48 and 1/2 hot dogs + buns.

[Olympian1010 7,975]

New World Record!!! Joey Chesnut eats 75 hot dogs + buns. Miki Sudo would have actually placed second in the men’s competition today.

[phelps 7,675]

it's always amazing how people can make theirselves so many damages just for 10 minutes of glory (and a few bucks)...

[Olympian1010 7,975]

1 hour ago, phelps said:

it's always amazing how people can make theirselves so many damages just for 10 minutes of glory (and a few bucks)...

There was a sports science episode made a while back on the anatomy, physical demand, and mental strength involved in competitive eating, and it was fascinating.

[heywoodu 15,141]

3 hours ago, phelps said:

it's always amazing how people can make theirselves so many damages just for 10 minutes of glory (and a few bucks)...

How many damages? It's not like they eat dozens of hotdogs at a time every day  

 

Quite often competitive eaters live like athletes. Which is why people are often surprised to find out they often aren't fat...at all. They get a huge amount of calories once every X weeks, but save some calories in between by dieting and training so that overall, they stay fit.