Poll 75/100 | If you could replace 3 existing sports with 3 new sports what would you choose? *

[LDOG 2,418]

It's impossible (or unhealthy) to play more than 3 rugby matches in two weeks using more or less the same players. Will never happen, unfortunately.

[Braulio 139]

Out: Artistic Swimming, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Weightlifting (because the doping issues) 

In: Karate, Raquetball & Pelote Vasque (Mexico could win some medals so...)

[phelps 7,675]

11 minutes ago, Nickyc707 said:

Given the physical nature of the sport how would you fit a 15 man a side rugby competition into the 16 days of the OG? Also it comes up against the issue that golf and tennis face that the OG would not be regarded as the peak of the sport as it is in Sevens.

8 teams, 2 groups of 4, group winners to gold medal match (& runner-ups to the Bronze medal match)...

 

starting on day -2 (like football) and playing every 6 days, you get to the GMG on the last day of the Games...

 

given that the British teams can't play as separate Nations, 8 squads (GBR, IRL, FRA, AUS, NZL, RSA, ARG, JPN) are basically all those who have a chance in the sport (and cover all the continents)...no big names would be left out...

 

I think it's not impossible (but IRB would never accept such format, as Cricket would never show any interest in the Games until the current powerhouses rule the sport)...

[Griff88 1,952]

Out:
- Boxing

- 3x3 Basketball

- Trampoline

 

In:

- Sepak Takraw (the usual one, not hoop and/or chinlone)

- Bowling

- Acrobatic Gymnastics

 

And, to prepare in advance for 2024: I will kick out Breaking for sure

[heywoodu 15,141]

14 hours ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

For me :

 

Skateboarding- Sepaktakraw (Men's and Women's Regu, Mixed Doubles) easy pick since skateboarding is played by lesser nations and is very booooring . I might turn off my TV if it appears anyhow I'm confident such nonsense won't be shown even if 4 channels will be live with 4 sports. 

 

 

Modern Pentathlon - Kabaddi. Both are very old sports with the latter more exciting. 

 

Artistic Swimming - Cricket 

As much as I'd find it awesome to see sepaktawraw replace skateboarding, in which universe is sepaktakraw a more global sport?  

 

I'd also very much love to see kabaddi replace modern pentathlon, but yeah, if you talk about globally uncompetitive sports, kabaddi is sadly rather high on that list.

[heywoodu 15,141]

From a Dutch point of view I'd add korfbal, but I'd very much like to see that not being added because it'd be nonsense  

 

Artistic swimming out, surfing out, skateboarding out. Not sure which to add, which would also be realistic in terms of competitiveness  

[Vic Liu 1,682]

Out: Surfing, Modern Pentathlon, Rugby

I will not add any new sports in. Just take care of the remaining ones.

[Fly_like_a_don 1,090]

6 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

As much as I'd find it awesome to see sepaktawraw replace skateboarding, in which universe is sepaktakraw a more global sport?  

 

I'd also very much love to see kabaddi replace modern pentathlon, but yeah, if you talk about globally uncompetitive sports, kabaddi is sadly rather high on that list.

Both are sports will do better in coming years due to minimum equipment and facilities needed. Modern Pentathlon is quite costly and skateboarding is only limited to very few nations and should be restricted to youth Olympics so that 12-14 year olds don't fight for gold. 

 

Kabaddi has very good players from Poland, Kenya, Argentina, Sierra Leone and so many I just can't count. Poland  even beat full strength Iran comfortably at the World Cup in 2016.

[dcro 10,210]

Well, I would replace rugby with baseball/softball. I think this cycle has shown that rugby 7s' honeymoon is gone and now they are facing serious growing pains.

 

On the other hand, the qualifiers in baseball/softball have been largely competitive.

[Dnl 691]

out - Tennis,Boxing,Weightlifting (too many doping issues)

in- Acrobatics- teams/dues/mixed - i think it's more inclusive and you can mix genders so it's great (and i used to coached it)

Fuchivolly- or even beach footballing for me it's fun to watch

adopt  the concept of "The ninja warrior challenge" to the olympics

and maybe another martiel arts ?