heywoodu 13,499 Posted March 28, 2019 #331 Share Posted March 28, 2019 41 minutes ago, dcro said: Men's football (even U23) is certainly the most global Olympic team sport. Just for that it deserves to stay. Being global is important, but is or should not be that much more important than having a competitive field with as many of the best competitors in the world as possible. 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...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted March 28, 2019 #332 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said: The simple answer is to increase athlete quotas and have the Olympics be hosted across 2-3 metro areas in a nation. 1 hour ago, wumo26 said: I have a solution that will release many athletes/quotas. Get rid of football! That are 504 athlete quotas. Olympics should be a stage where we see the best athletes in every sport. Do any expect to see Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe, etc.. at the Olympics in Tokyo? If football doesn't begin to take it's role as an olympic sport seriously, I would mean that many other sports deserve a chance at the Olympics instead of football. p.s I'm a massive football fan. The sport I watch the most is, with no doubt, football. Both club and international matches. I love the sport and I find it to be a disgrace to watch Olympic football compared to the World Cup, especially for the best teams. The Olympics should at least have the same level or status as the World Cup. I agree with both of these statements. Definitely would be fine with kicking out boxing and adding Squash and Climbing with the quotas that creates. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted March 30, 2019 #333 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Right, appearing once thanks to a questionable decision makes you an "Olympic sport". Inside the Games seems to be very slanted towards karate. They have (repetitive) articles about it almost every day. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,073 Posted March 30, 2019 #334 Share Posted March 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, dcro said: Right, appearing once thanks to a questionable decision makes you an "Olympic sport". Inside the Games seems to be very slanted towards karate. They have (repetitive) articles about it almost every day. They are sponsored by quite a few NF's and I'd suspect WKF is one of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted March 30, 2019 #335 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, intoronto said: They are sponsored by quite a few NF's and I'd suspect WKF is one of them... Yes, they run ads often. However, I chat with most of them and I think they just prefer Karate to the other new sports. Plus, as a student journalist, I know that writing on controversial topics is fun and easy. Edited March 30, 2019 by Olympian1010 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted March 30, 2019 #336 Share Posted March 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Yes, they run ads often. However, I chat with most of them and I think they just prefer Karate to the other new sports. Plus, as a student journalist, I know that writing on controversial topics is fun and easy. More often they write about not very controversial topics though, unless you want a big fight about who is the new vice-president of Togo's boules federation or something. dcro 1 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...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted March 30, 2019 #337 Share Posted March 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, heywoodu said: More often they write about not very controversial topics though, unless you want a big fight about who is the new vice-president of Togo's boules federation or something. Those are my favorite types of articles. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,546 Posted June 25, 2019 #338 Share Posted June 25, 2019 IOC will vote today for the new sports to add in Paris. In december 2020 IOC will do a final check Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,546 Posted June 25, 2019 #339 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Unanimous approval for breakdancing, skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing to be provisionally included on the Paris 2024 Olympic programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniSRB 896 Posted June 25, 2019 #340 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Let's make Totallympics brakdancing troupe Sindo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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