Summer Non-Olympic Sports Discussion Thread

[Grassmarket 3,362]

The end of an era in Hot Dog eating.  This is like Lionel Messi signing a contract to play nothing but indoor 5-a-Side. 

 

Joey Chestnut, the competitive eating legend, is banned for the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition on July 4 due to a sponsorship conflict.

 

Joey Chestnut is OUT of July 4th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest - after reigning champion turned down $1.2m deal to sign with VEGAN rival | Daily Mail Online

 

 

Edited June 11 by Grassmarket

[intoronto 5,584]

 

How can this sport be justified for 2028? insane

[Grassmarket 3,362]

Unlike hot dog eating, nettle eating is perfectly vegan.

 

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/23/nettle-eating-championship-dorset/

[dodge 1,024]

7 hours ago, intoronto said:

 

How can this sport be justified for 2028? insane

It’s a different sport to be fair. And Canada lost their opening game to Austria

 

Of course, flag football should 100% not be in the Olympics so don’t see this as a defence for that decision! 

[Josh 10,312]

7 hours ago, dodge said:

It’s a different sport to be fair. And Canada lost their opening game to Austria

 

Of course, flag football should 100% not be in the Olympics so don’t see this as a defence for that decision! 

Canada’s B team lost their opening match to Austria. 

Edited June 24 by Josh

[Dragon 1,834]

https://worldnomadgames.kz/en/page/sportivnaya-programma

I call these Games very not Olympic...

[Grassmarket 3,362]

Congratulations to Patrick Bartoletti, but sadly in the eyes of most fans of Hot-Dog Eating, there will always be an asterisk against his name.  Hopefully there can be some equivalent of the 1980 or 1984 Zurich Athletics Meets which pitted Olympic Champions against the best athletes from the boycotting nations. 

 

Patrick Bertoletti, of Chicago, managed to gobble down 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. 

 

Patrick Bertoletti wins Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating contest after eating 56 glizzies | Daily Mail Online

[Grassmarket 3,362]

Tip for everyone in the World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh: if you are running past my flat you are way off course & need to go back up the hill to the School. Do not stop for fish & chips.
 

https://eurovisionsport.com/explore/competition?id=Generic-Schedule-Landing-Page&cId=20240712IOFEdinburgh

Edited July 12 by Grassmarket

[Olympian1010 7,937]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

Tip for everyone in the World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh: if you are running past my flat you are way off course & need to go back up the hill to the School. Do not stop for fish & chips.
 

https://eurovisionsport.com/explore/competition?id=Generic-Schedule-Landing-Page&cId=20240712IOFEdinburgh

You're not handing out free samples to the visiting athletes  

[Grassmarket 3,362]

13 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

You're not handing out free samples to the visiting athletes  

 Girl got DQFed because she ran as far down the stairs as the queue for the home-made ice cream shop. True!

 

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