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equestrian, and the scored 'artistry' events
Posted by kaslop [Email] (more from kaslop) on Wed, 8 Aug 2012 08:52:35
In Reply to: Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., Noel, Mon, 6 Aug 2012 07:46:52
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I'm loving the Olympics this year.
Equestrian events don't fit the Olympic ethos of of human achievement through hard effort, in my view. Yes, the rider has skills and some athleticism (though minimal athleticism compared to many sports), but the horse is the major determinant. Horses are bought, sold, and can be trained by others.
I suspect Equestrian has a huge and well financed lobby group, and hence will stay in the Olympics. But that is a shame.
I would also axe the judged artistry events in gymnastics and sycronized swimming. Some of these require intense athleticism, but the evaluation process is ridiculous.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., Noel, Mon, 6 Aug 2012 07:46:52
- Re: Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., andym, Thu, 9 Aug 2012 19:21:07
- Have you seen the films of the 1912 Stockholm Olympics?, Osvensk , Thu, 9 Aug 2012 05:12:22
- Get rid of Beach VB and Speed Walking...n/m, Savary , Wed, 8 Aug 2012 10:01:12
- equestrian, and the scored 'artistry' events, kaslop, Wed, 8 Aug 2012 08:52:35 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., Osvensk , Tue, 7 Aug 2012 18:43:37
- Golden Girls, Fab 5, Bolt, Pastorius...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 7 Aug 2012 11:52:45
- Are you kidding? I love archery! (+), vvk, Mon, 6 Aug 2012 19:00:40
- Re: Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., TML , Mon, 6 Aug 2012 18:39:43
- Are they finished with Beach Volleyball yet???, MI-Roger , Mon, 6 Aug 2012 16:54:56
- Re: Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., Name Left Blank, Mon, 6 Aug 2012 13:33:06
- Swimming isn't a sport...., Erik919kt, Mon, 6 Aug 2012 10:18:37
- Subjective scoring events, Bruce, Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:50:33
- I'd be ok with doing away with the summer games. nm, Simon S, Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:45:42
- Re: Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., SWEDECAR , Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:31:33
- Re: Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., RodM, Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:28:33
- Re: Opinions wanted! What Olympic sports are..., ELaw , Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:16:12
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