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My friend went to the Netherlands a few years ago and they found a Mexican restaurant, and so knew they had to try it. The Dutch put fucking peas and watercress in their burritos @mrv86.

For historical point I was more taking about protecting Events that have been around forever like the 50m pistol event. It was popular amongst the shooting community, but taken for way less popular events. (They should have just added women’s 50m pistol for record). Right, that should be AN important factor, but the as a student of communication, history, marketing, and politics; I have a pretty good understanding of how get people what they want. It’s also about making sure the Olympics stay relevant. It’s about attracting new fans, keeping loyal fans, and bringing back old fans. I’m just saying that there’s better alternatives to the current system. I can a hate a sport, Field Hockey for instance, but still understand why it should be in the Olympics and not let my personal bias get in the way. I might want to replace said sport or event, but I also have to understand and be able to live with the foreseen and unforeseen consequences. As content creator, I know there’s a thin you walk between an amazing product that people you, and a complete crap project that no one will even take a look at. In the end, the Olympics will always be the Olympics to me. Plus, there’s an abundance of other multi-sports games to love. I loved the Pacific Games, but think they could be organized better. I disliked this year’s Pan American Games, but completely understand why many of you have loved them. I would want to foster a love of the event from the loyal fanbase, and really put time and effort into making both the host country and fans happy. It’s not impossible. It just takes effort that some people don’t want to put in. I wholeheartedly believe I could take over the IOC Presidency and do a better job than Bach, but that is my opinion. I could make my case, but it wouldn’t matter because I am not the president of the IOC. He runs the show, so he gets to control audience. Here are few of my biggest grievances with multi-sports games currently: 1) Many of failed to embrace the age of connection. This is a place where the IOC, or at least the OBS, have excelled. They managed during Rio and Pyeongchang to stream every event from every sport. They are maximizing their coverage, and I think they are most likely seeing positive returns. For instance, Artistic Gymnastics is seen as universally popular, but full coverage of that sport only (like at the Pan American Games, Asian Games, Mediterranean, CAC Games, etc.) doesn’t do any favors for a Sailing, Shooting, Archery, Cycling, Climbing fan like myself. So when the IOC, IWGA, or EOC manage to stream every event (and making them accessible for the global audience) they are maximizing their global audience, which should help keep international sports thriving. There’s also something to be said about making full event replays available. I never watched a single event at the 2015 European Games live, but I came across some events right before Rio and I couldn’t stop watching. I feel in love with games because I could watch what I wanted when I wanted to. That type of global reach and permanent mark could increase fandom tenfold. So I would recommend finding creative ways to stream every event, having amazing/catchy theme songs, having awesome stylized graphics, and making sure the streams are available worldwide and forever. 2) I touched on graphics design and cultural appearance right at the end of my first point. If I, as a fan, can become immersed for two weeks in a countries culture; it makes me more likely to pay attention to the games. Opening Ceremonies are hugely important because they can present a positive image, even if fake, of the host country. Baku 2015’s ceremony made me want to visit Azerbaijan for month to take the markets, the history, the architecture, etc. I love feeling like the event is a celebration of life. I makes the whole occasion more joyous. Now, to talk about graphics. On screen graphics from streams so show off a unique, cultural, or artistic look for the games. It should be fresh and something never before seen, or a call back to a much loved design (like Mexico City 1968 for example). Fans show love looking at the graphics. They should feel excited when hearing the theme song, or watching the Broadcast Intro. The more cultural and organizing committee can sell, the more longevity the event will have. You can also overcome a design mistake by hitting my other points well, but it would be difficult. 3) Good Governance At Every Level. I cannot stress this enough. No one wants to watch an event that obviously favors one team, or one athlete, and one region (unless it’s a regional games, than duh). No one wants to watch people give endless praise to the Olympic Fencing Champion from 1976. Governance is just as key to the success of a multi-sports games, just as much as marketing, accessibility, equality, and fun factor. Good Governance helps insure that the other criteria on my list are meet. It also helps keep a positive image of your event in the worldwide media, which can have an influence on whether or not people care. 4) Protecting Heritage. Culture runs on memories and traditions. It’s important to protect historic events because they help connect the past and present. A 60 year old might not love watching Parkour or Breaking, but they might live for Tandem Track Cycling. It’s a that balance between old and new that’s oh so important. Events with history make great stories. Newer, more thrilling events help create new ones. It’s all about balance, and not forgetting where you came from. There’s some good lessons the IOC could learn from reading historical texts about past IOC’s. We can adapt to a new future, but we can’t get anywhere without learning from the past. It’s also worth noting that we can learn form historical mistakes to better protect the future of multi-sports events. 5) Equality. The current IOC is all about this point, and they get a lot of distasteful talk from it. Look, women and men are both of the same species, they are scientific differences, but they are both capable of doing similar activities. I think the current IOC is correct to add more and more women’s and mixed events, but they’ve gone about it the wrong way. To grow women’s sport, you have to make people fall in love with it. Women’s soccer would be nothing without determined athletes and organizers. The organizers of the US Women’s World Cup (year slips my mind, sorry) made my country fall in love with women’s soccer. Male soccer is still more popular professionally, but internationally, which is the biggest factor for multi-sports games, the interest is similar between men’s and women’s teams. It’s also a human rights issue, but that argument is never accepted so I’m not even going to bother. I’ll leave you with this; What does a women boxer get out of only watching male boxers in the Olympics. You have just lost potentially 50% of potential worldwide viewership for that sport alone. Sports are amazing. They do amazing things for humanity. Sometimes the people who run them, just need help getting to the right direction. I think all sorts should be given an equal opportunity to “strut their stuff” in the Olympics. I’d love to see Korfball, Floorball, Oreinteering, Water Ski, or Sumo in the Olympics one day. It just takes time to change. Plus, their should be a cycle. Sport fall out of favor it happens. We take them out of the games, but we give them every resource possible in hopes that they might return one day.

Sorry, just saw this. Thanks, for the offer though. If any user ever wants to write something as a guest or wants to be a full fledged reporter we have plenty of room on the site. @heywoodu I hope my lateness doesn’t discourage you or other users I’m the future, so sorry about that. We could always use some new writers every now and then. Anyone is welcome.

France could’ve choose Squash or Boules since they have decent players in each, but they caved to the IOC instead. Hopefully LA 2028 won’t fall prey to Bach so easily.

That’s why Totallympics Media has @Vojthas. He breaks it all down for us. Plus, if he’s confused we have a lawyer, so...

I wouldn’t be shocked if a few American athletes protest on the Tokyo podiums next year. Currently the political climate for it in the US is right.

Neither Baseball/Softball nor Cricket should be in the Olympics. There’s quarter of the world that loves each, a quarter that doesn’t care, but will watch, and half that doesn’t even know the other exists.

No, the men’s quota would be reallocated. A NOC can either qualify a team of 3 per gender, or 1 athlete per gender (even if they win a Mixed Team quota)

Well, the IOC has to vote out a core sport after Tokyo 2020. Everyone seems to think it’s down to Boxing or Weightlifting. If Weightlifting gets voted out. It will come right back in. If Boxing goes, then things get interesting. I think the favorites to take it’s spot would be Sport Climbing, Surfing, Roller Sports, and Karate. Squash should also be considered, but I fear it will be overlooked again. Realistically, based off my personal criteria, Karate should be the next core sport (even though I personally don’t like it).

Here’s my opinion of how how we should determine what sports/events should be Olympic. 1) It’s an historic event that’s been around for a 75+ years (to justify staying in). (To he added) the sport must have been around for at least 50 years or have a ultra popular world tour. 2) It makes a great spectator sport (either in person, or on TV (there should be a balance among the program) 3) The sport meets the IOC participation requirements and goes over them too 4) the event/sport is marketable to audience who’s never seen it 5) the sport should not be ultra expensive. 6) international governance of the sport is at an acceptable standard Criteria for adding a sport: 1) All the above 2) completely unique from the other sports on the program 3) a good loyal fanbase, or popular amongst younger generations. 4) for a one-off addition: must be popular in the host country

Boxing needs to go. There’s plenty of reasons and they haven’t been addressed in decades. I’m fine with Judo, Karate, Taekwondo. I know may international sports fans are fed up with multiple martial arts at events, but these 3 have enough differences to justify their inclusion.

However, Racquetball has more regional ties. It is the only other multi-sports games besides the World Games that features the sport. It would affectively signal the death of competitive Racquetball.

Yes, you are correct. It is present at the World Games, Mediterranean Beach Games, SouthEast Asian Games, World Beach Games however.

USA men’s fistball team will play their first match tomorrow at the World Championships against the Brazil. It should be a good match. You can catch it on the Olympic Channel or Fistball.tv @bmo Have you ever seen Fistball?

Squash in my opinion has the least amount of ties to the Pan American region. The other sports all have elite top level athletes from Pan Am countries. Squash leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion. However, I also think that it is a great sport.

Korfball Qualification Explanation: https://korfball.sport/qualification-criteria-the-world-games-2021-known/ So in theory quotas should go to:

Alright, qualification is getting into full swing so I think it’s time to start this thread. These are the most under appreciated multi-sports games in the world in my opinion. They have the best organization, streaming service, and sports selection. I label these as the second most important games after the Olympics. I often refer to them as the “B Olympics”.

Sports Program Birmingham 2022 Sports Program Program Comparison Wroclaw 2017 v. Birmingham 2022 Qualification Documents Archery Canoe Polo Kickboxing Muaythai Orienteering Sport Climbing Wakeboard Provisionally Qualified Nations Argentina - (Trampoline, Wakeboard) Australia - (Lacrosse, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Austria - (Fistball) Azerbaijan - (Rhythmic Gymnastics) Belarus - (Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline) Belgium - (Korfball, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Brazil - (Fistball, Wakeboard) Bulgaria - (Rhythmic Gymnastics) Canada - (Lacrosse, Trampoline) People’s Republic of China - (Korfball, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Chinese Taipei - (Korfball) Colombia - (Wakeboard) Czech Republic - (Korfball, Lacrosse, Sport Climbing) Denmark - (Trampoline) Egypt - (Rhythmic Gymnastics) France - (Trampoline, Wakeboard) Georgia - (Rhythmic Gymnastics) Germany - (Fistball, Korfball, Lacrosse, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Great Britain - (Lacrosse, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Hong Kong - (Wakeboard) Hungary - (Rhythmic Gymnastics) Ireland - (Lacrosse, Wakeboard) Israel - (Lacrosse, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Wakeboard) Italy - (Rhythmic Gymnastics, Sport Climbing, Wakeboard) Japan - (Lacrosse, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Sport Climbing, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Latvia - (Wakeboard) Mexico - (Wakeboard) Netherlands - (Korfball, Wakeboard) New Zealand - (Lacrosse, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Poland - (Sport Climbing) Portugal - (Korfball, Trampoline) Russian Federation - (Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Slovenia - (Rhythmic Gymnastics, Sport Climbing) Spain - (Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline) Suriname - (Korfball) Sweden - (Trampoline) Switzerland - (Fistball, Wakeboard) Thailand - (Wakeboard) Ukraine - (Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline) United States - (Fistball, Lacrosse, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Wakeboard) Uzbekistan - (Rhythmic Gymnastics)

I actually think it’d be in Chile’s best interest to add Fistball to the games in 2023. 4 of the 8 best teams in the world (for men at least) are Pan Am countries. Chile is one of the best teams (only Brazil is better in Pan Am) and would definitely win a medal.

“The initial discussion of the executive board was to be selective, make sure those sports that are non-Olympic have to earn their spot in the Games and we have a basic rule which is you have to have at least 20 Olympic committees of our 41 that have a recognized federation, a working federation.” Bye, Bye Water Ski (Except that Chile is quite good and will probably choose to save it) In my opinion, based off that article, Squash is in serious danger (rightfully), Bodybuilding is all but gone, and it will tight to figure out which other sport they drop (rumors have been circulated that Bowling and Basque Pelota are on the chopping block)

I like Trampoline, so boo . I agree with the first paragraph. I do quite like Jumping, Cross Country, and Endurance within Equestrian so it’s not all bad. I would not except the addition of FIG’s pirated version of the sport. Parkour is NOT Gymnastics (Free-Running may be, but not Parkour). I would except Parkour if it was run by the correct international federation, Parkour Earth. Fun Fact: Parkour (once again, not free-running) is actually classified as a martial art. It’s founding principles and code make it eligible to be classified as such.

I think she’s also displaying and premiering the new ISSF dress code. I don’t see any red X’s

Yeah I’m really excited for Santiago. I won’t watch Baseball either way, so it doesn’t matter to me. I definitely think Polo deserves a place at the Pan Ams. I’m not sure about Rink Hockey. I’m also excited about the expansion of Water Ski.

At least your grandmother doesn’t literally fall over the doorstep into your home every time she comes over .

What company/phone did you get? The quality seems pretty decent by the way