Summer Non-Olympic Sports Discussion Thread

[tirtha22 225]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

How is yoga competitive? Genuine question, I only know it from those poses and as basically a form of stretching and meditation and such  

Yogasana is a sport that focuses on the physical aspect of yoga, where players have to perform yogic postures and are judged on their difficulty, balance, control, flexibility and endurance.

 

The rules of yogasana are different for every event. Competitions are generally held in three major events – artistic, rhythmic and traditional.

 

Artistic yogasana is similar to artistic gymnastics. Athletes have to perform postures for three minutes while synchronising their performance to music.

 

Athletes must include 10 asanas in their routine from a predetermined list, which includes leg balance, hand balance, back bend, forward bend and body twisting. Artistic yogasana is held in individual as well as pair categories.

 

Meanwhile, the traditional yogasana event requires participants to hold their postures for 15 seconds or 30 seconds, depending on the asana, with emphasis being laid on balance and stability.

 

The third event category, rhythmic yogasana, is conducted in pairs and groups of five. Players are required to perform asanas in sync with each other and maintain each posture for five to seven seconds. Points are also awarded for smooth transition between two postures.

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3 hours ago, tirtha22 said:

Yogasana is a sport that focuses on the physical aspect of yoga, where players have to perform yogic postures and are judged on their difficulty, balance, control, flexibility and endurance.

 

The rules of yogasana are different for every event. Competitions are generally held in three major events – artistic, rhythmic and traditional.

 

Artistic yogasana is similar to artistic gymnastics. Athletes have to perform postures for three minutes while synchronising their performance to music.

 

Athletes must include 10 asanas in their routine from a predetermined list, which includes leg balance, hand balance, back bend, forward bend and body twisting. Artistic yogasana is held in individual as well as pair categories.

 

Meanwhile, the traditional yogasana event requires participants to hold their postures for 15 seconds or 30 seconds, depending on the asana, with emphasis being laid on balance and stability.

 

The third event category, rhythmic yogasana, is conducted in pairs and groups of five. Players are required to perform asanas in sync with each other and maintain each posture for five to seven seconds. Points are also awarded for smooth transition between two postures.

Can't wait to hear our generic  rugby commentators on the Olympic Channel getting to grips with that lot. 

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6 hours ago, Dragon said:

Wasn't AC Milan originally a cricket club?

no, I think Genua (that was founded by some British people) was originally also a cricket club, but both Milan's teams were born exclusively as football clubs (even if in the early Nineties Berlusconi tried to make AC Milan a multi-sport club like Real madrid and Barcelona, opening volleyball, baseball, rugby and ice hockey sections...unfortunately the experience ended quite quickly because of the big fincial losses)

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5 hours ago, vovanA said:

the one who breaks his back first loses 

given the usual situation of my back, I already have the gold medal at my neck, then...