That certainly deserves to be an olympic sport

It's judged subjectively (though more fairly than ever before with the new scoring system), but few it could argue it's a genuine sport.

Posted By: yarmyyarmy on August 13th 2008 at 16:21:35

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Re:sports you can't measure or time (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:15:11
- Gymnastics (n/m) (Other Sports) - PK_Canary, Aug 13, 16:17:28
  - That certainly deserves to be an olympic sport (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:21:35
    - *pfft* (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:28:43
      - I'm not making a judgement on it as a spectacle (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:34:17
        
        and i'm suggesting that it shouldn't be a recognised sport (n/m) (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:38:34
        
        What about pro boxing? (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:44:12
        
        i refer you to my earlier answer (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:48:11
        
        Originally, the argument was "What is a valid sport for the Olympics?" (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:54:55
        
        and i disagree (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 17:05:54
        
        You're very argumentive this week (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 13, 17:19:36
        
        really? even more so than usual? (n/m) (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 17:21:26
        
        He's on the blob!! (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Aug 13, 17:21:25
        
        hmmm, me missus is... (n/m) (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 17:25:09
        
        Not a problem when you get to my age :-) (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Aug 13, 17:26:56
        
        you could always take viagra for that y'know... (n/m) (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 17:31:43
- not if they fight till the death (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:16:50
  - As for baseball, I'd argue that none of the competing teams regard it as the pinnacle... (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:19:25
    - as the olympics is an event where people are competing for their country (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:26:15
      - Well, there is a Baseball World Cup (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:29:52
        
        there is an athletics world cup too (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:33:07
        
        But the athletes at the Olympics are the absolute best in their sport (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:37:39
        
        best athletes at their sports for their country (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 13, 16:41:02
      - I would argue it's the ladies beach volleyball which is the main reason (Other Sports) - Snakey, Aug 13, 16:28:34
- And boxing passes the Olympic test because it is the pinnacle of Amateur boxing (n/m) (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 13, 16:16:11

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