thepharoah 2,263 Posted February 21, 2019 #251 Share Posted February 21, 2019 really disappointed by French NOC decision , this's a Carnival not Olympics , it'd have been much better even if they added e-sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolby 712 Posted February 21, 2019 #252 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, thepharoah said: really disappointed by French NOC decision , this's a Carnival not Olympics , it'd have been much better even if they added e-sports It would have been much better if they added more quotas to existing sports. phelps, thepharoah, Griff88 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlFHg 330 Posted February 21, 2019 #253 Share Posted February 21, 2019 11 minuti fa, De_Gambassi ha scritto: So ok, we all hate this selection. Fine. But, beyond our personal feelings, do you think this new urban/youth sports policy could work ? Will it attract the new audience the IOC is wishing for ? Maybe. Honestly, I don't like some of these very much, but still they cannot be ignored, especially because the venues are not expensive and so their addition is relatively cheap. But, in general and not limited to these sports, IOC should work to create pro circuits, spread all over the world, of all sports, if it want athletes to work seriously and sponsors which can help increase interest and hence audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemia 1,257 Posted February 21, 2019 #254 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I'm really disappointed, as everyone else... breakdance? really? Even skateboard... I'm ok with climbing and surfing, but those other two? that doesn't feel like the Olympics. And if they accepted that, what are they gonna accept in the next years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff88 1,729 Posted February 21, 2019 #255 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said: So ok, we all hate this selection. Fine. But, beyond our personal feelings, do you think this new urban/youth sports policy could work ? Will it attract the new audience the IOC is wishing for ? Maybe to some extent, but for me the only youth stuff that can work is skateboarding (already there) and e-sports (but I don't consider this as a sport). But with this "I-can-put-sports-I-like" policy, you can attract more bidders (for example Turkmenistan maybe pushing through to add belt wrestling or Indonesia pushing pencak silat). Of course this will further lower the Olympic prestige. Edited February 21, 2019 by Griff88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted February 21, 2019 #256 Share Posted February 21, 2019 39 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said: So ok, we all hate this selection. Fine. But, beyond our personal feelings, do you think this new urban/youth sports policy could work ? Will it attract the new audience the IOC is wishing for ? No, because the new audiences don't give a crap about the whole thing and see it as a leftist money wasting party. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted February 21, 2019 #257 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Well, I was down on squash but I wonder who the heck supports breakdancing now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,181 Posted February 21, 2019 #258 Share Posted February 21, 2019 hace 4 minutos, heywoodu said: No, because the new audiences don't give a crap about the whole thing and see it as a leftist money wasting party. What even is "new audiences" for you? I don't think kids care or think much about fiscal policy. dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,526 Posted February 21, 2019 #259 Share Posted February 21, 2019 56 minuti fa, De_Gambassi ha scritto: So ok, we all hate this selection. Fine. But, beyond our personal feelings, do you think this new urban/youth sports policy could work ? Will it attract the new audience the IOC is wishing for ? no, not at all... they should undestand that those kids are definitely NOT interested in watching anything on TV, they hate any sort of "rule" and "burocracy" (which any sport competition is basically about...you just can't have a competition without them)... they've never been, thay are not and they're never gonna be the "Olympic audience"... the IOC must not search for a new kind of audience, they should only enforce and make happier and more loyal those who already are their long time fanbase (which is the most antithetical people you could imagine if compared to the target of stupid things like "gender equality" and above all "urban & youth")... it's exactly the same mistake the American baseball is doing with their core audience...they're trying to destroy the game as it's always been to look for people who was never into it and never will be...and the only result they're getting it's that they're losing fans among their usual fanbase and they're not finding what they're looking for among the possible new markets... in long terms, that's just the route to self-destruction... Jose Luis, dcro, Griff88 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHSN 3,047 Posted February 21, 2019 #260 Share Posted February 21, 2019 wow VERY disappointing, I hope one day they learn they can't FORCE "youth" to enjoy the Olympics. this is just not for everybody. the Olympics will have its fans unless they ruin it like this. this is a terrible news for Karate athletes. I mean these sports are amateur. Olympic can make a huge huge difference for them. imagine you are a 20 years old Karate athlete probably was planning for the next olympics. this is why I hate adding sports just for one edition. Jose Luis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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