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#2755528 5-Aug-2021 10:48

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Been a while since I've been to Paris but the times I've been Seine-side the waves were about 5cm. Gonna be a pretty dull event 😜.

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#2755540 5-Aug-2021 10:59

I missed a few.

BMX

3x3 Basketball (after all White Men Can't Jump - a Woody Harrelson film for those who don't get it)

Equestrian (only because it's horrendously expensive to stage and for the competitors to transport the horses)

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#2755573 5-Aug-2021 12:22

Only sport with no humans giving scores should count.

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#2755728 5-Aug-2021 15:37

Lisa has 3 gold medals

that's more than most countries have medals

to be better than 7 billion people at something at a point in time, but this - over 8-9 years

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#2755729 5-Aug-2021 15:45

Lisa Carrington, what an absoloute legend!!

She looked spent in that last race though, I am glad it's over for her, she deserves a rest, what an incredible champion, with an incredible workload.

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#2755732 5-Aug-2021 16:07

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Lisa Carrington, what an absoloute legend!!

She looked spent in that last race though, I am glad it's over for her, she deserves a rest, what an incredible champion, with an incredible workload.

She's still got the K4 tomorrow and Saturday.

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#2755734 5-Aug-2021 16:12

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She's still got the K4 tomorrow and Saturday.

Egads.

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#2755737 5-Aug-2021 16:18

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Lisa Carrington, what an absoloute legend!!

She's the supreme professional. None of this 'my heads not in the right place' or I'm carrying an injury'. She just turns up and delivers every time.

Magnificent.

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#2755918 6-Aug-2021 00:48

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and one that should be and has been rejected multiple times

Squash

It escapes me how it's possible Squash has been rejected again. I mean, rock climbing and break dancing? Squash had some of the highest ratings of any sport at the commonwealth games.

No money in it and requires specialist facilities.

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#2755920 6-Aug-2021 00:50

Batman: Only sport with no humans giving scores should count.

Gymnastics is one of the core olympic sports.

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#2755937 6-Aug-2021 08:21

Handle9:

No money in it and requires specialist facilities.

Last time I checked, so did swimming :)

How much money is in rock climbing, or break dancing?

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#2755961 6-Aug-2021 09:12

I feel if a sport already has its own big competitions with a good following it doesn't really fit with the Olympics. I am thinking Golf, Tennis, etc. The soccer was interesting because they have special eligibility rules for the players.

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#2755962 6-Aug-2021 09:13

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No money in it and requires specialist facilities.

Last time I checked, so did swimming :)

How much money is in rock climbing, or break dancing?

If Red Bull, FiveTen (an Adidas offshoot) and Powerade are involved heavily (which they are, in both sports), then a LOT of money....I mean a TON.

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#2755963 6-Aug-2021 09:16

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No money in it and requires specialist facilities.

Track and field?

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#2755966 6-Aug-2021 09:25

The debate over what is and what isn't an Olympic sport will continue on into eternity. The fact is we are going to continue to see new and different sports added each time it is held, and some removed.

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