De_Gambassi 896 Posted August 17, 2021 Author #1131 Share Posted August 17, 2021 24 minutes ago, George_D said: because a historic sport will not be in program Well, I don't think they care They'd save a bit of money and that's it. Anyway, do people really expect IOC to make such a radical move less than three years before the games start ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted August 17, 2021 #1132 Share Posted August 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said: Well, I don't think they care They'd save a bit of money and that's it. Anyway, do people really expect IOC to make such a radical move less than three years before the games start ? Normally, no. But considering this has been in the air for a long time and IWF is just somehow managing to make it worse on a near-daily basis, I'm kind of expecting that, yes. Not that it would matter for Paris 2024 as a whole of course. Terrible for the athletes, sad for weightlifting fans, but other than that, I highly doubt anyone will really care. And that's not even thinking about probably 90% - at least - of the Olympic viewers who won't even know it was gone until it's back in LA 2028 (if they'll even notice the existence then). De_Gambassi 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...
Orangehair43 172 Posted August 17, 2021 #1133 Share Posted August 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Normally, no. But considering this has been in the air for a long time and IWF is just somehow managing to make it worse on a near-daily basis, I'm kind of expecting that, yes. Not that it would matter for Paris 2024 as a whole of course. Terrible for the athletes, sad for weightlifting fans, but other than that, I highly doubt anyone will really care. And that's not even thinking about probably 90% - at least - of the Olympic viewers who won't even know it was gone until it's back in LA 2028 (if they'll even notice the existence then). I can’t see it coming back after it is axed. It will be a bit awkward due to the French political pressure to reinstate Karate to then axe a sport after saying the programme is fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted August 17, 2021 Author #1134 Share Posted August 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Normally, no. But considering this has been in the air for a long time and IWF is just somehow managing to make it worse on a near-daily basis, I'm kind of expecting that, yes. Not that it would matter for Paris 2024 as a whole of course. Terrible for the athletes, sad for weightlifting fans, but other than that, I highly doubt anyone will really care. And that's not even thinking about probably 90% - at least - of the Olympic viewers who won't even know it was gone until it's back in LA 2028 (if they'll even notice the existence then). I believe the total air time of weightlifting during these Olympics in France was about 60 seconds. So, yeah, people won't notice. Yet, I still believe IOC is trying to push the sport in the right direction and that if they fail to do so (which seems likely at this point) big decision will happen only afterward. Actually, I could see Paris to hold the last Olympic weightlifting tournament in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_D 873 Posted August 17, 2021 #1135 Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 minute ago, De_Gambassi said: I believe the total air time of weightlifting during these Olympics in France was about 60 seconds. So, yeah, people won't notice. Yet, I still believe IOC is trying to push the sport in the right direction and that if they fail to do so (which seems likely at this point) big decision will happen only afterward. Actually, I could see Paris to hold the last Olympic weightlifting tournament in history. Olympics are for all fans all over the world not for those from France only.. thiago_simoes and OlympicIRL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted August 17, 2021 Author #1136 Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 minute ago, George_D said: Olympics are for all fans all over the world not for those from France only.. Obviously... But you have to consider the hosts also. None of the next three ones having a real desire for the discipline, it can only hurt the chances of weightlifting to remain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,204 Posted August 17, 2021 #1137 Share Posted August 17, 2021 I don't understand why the IOC just doesn't take over weightlifting like it did for boxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,156 Posted August 17, 2021 #1138 Share Posted August 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said: I don't understand why the IOC just doesn't take over weightlifting like it did for boxing. Boxing only had one problem (corruption), weightlifting has a major corruption problem *and* a major doping problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 697 Posted August 17, 2021 #1139 Share Posted August 17, 2021 I honestly can’t see how anybody could have any sympathy for weightlifting They've had years to try and clean up their sport dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opruh 125 Posted August 18, 2021 #1140 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Olympics is losing popularity fast, no one will bat an eye at the removal of weightlifting. They can even remove swimming and no one will care except for swimmers. Sad reality but it's time to accept that the olympics is a relic of the past. Social phenomenon like TikTok already replaced the olympics in the hearts and minds of the youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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