Pigs might fly

[Nickeroo]

I was just having a thinking session earlier today and the thought came into my head, wouldn't paintball make an ideal sport for the olympics? I see the olympics now, and yeah sure there is like history and heritage and all that in the sports that they currently do within the stadiums, but with swimming, cycling, wrestling etc (there are a lot of other sports that are not track and field based) within the olympics these days and it made me think; wouldn't paintball make an excellent new sport for the olympics? Think about it, for a sport to work in the olympics you need to have a fan base of it in the majority of the countries that participate in the games, and those countries who do not have the sport in their agenda soon pick it up.
Paintball is played in easily over a hundred countries and im sure most of those countries participate in the olympic games, so what's stopping paintballers all over the world using theyre heads and trying to get the olympic commity to hear their voices. You're always reading about the decline paintball is in (esp in this months pgi!!!) so why not think about gathering all the countries together and uniting them in something they have in common.

It could result in the one event every paintballer wants to play, as well as that it would create a goal beyond the individual leagues each country has; which could offer stability for the paintball world.

Nicky~

 

[Lump]

do a search numb nuts

 

[Will L]

Its popped up on the internet about it being considered, but i dont think its going to happen. We cant even get paintball on the TV let alone in the olympics. I think paintball would have to be more mainstream to be accepted into the olympics.

And plus i think a lot of players would get screwed over when it comes to drug tests.

Oh and yeah, things like this have been discussed to death

 

[J@mes]

I was just having a thinking session earlier today and the thought came into my head, wouldn't paintball make an ideal sport for the olympics? I see the olympics now, and yeah sure there is like history and heritage and all that in the sports that they currently do within the stadiums, but with swimming, cycling, wrestling etc (there are a lot of other sports that are not track and field based) within the olympics these days and it made me think; wouldn't paintball make an excellent new sport for the olympics? Think about it, for a sport to work in the olympics you need to have a fan base of it in the majority of the countries that participate in the games, and those countries who do not have the sport in their agenda soon pick it up.
Paintball is played in easily over a hundred countries and im sure most of those countries participate in the olympic games, so what's stopping paintballers all over the world using theyre heads and trying to get the olympic commity to hear their voices. You're always reading about the decline paintball is in (esp in this months pgi!!!) so why not think about gathering all the countries together and uniting them in something they have in common.

It could result in the one event every paintballer wants to play, as well as that it would create a goal beyond the individual leagues each country has; which could offer stability for the paintball world.

Nicky~

One criteria for olyimpic's accpetance, is the "sport" has to be played in so many countries (think its something like 30), and i would probo think paintball isnt that widely played.

-james

 

[Andy Steele]

Its popped up on the internet about it being considered, but i dont think its going to happen. We cant even get paintball on the TV let alone in the olympics. I think paintball would have to be more mainstream to be accepted into the olympics.

And plus i think a lot of players would get screwed over when it comes to drug tests.

Oh and yeah, things like this have been discussed to death

could be two birds with one stone with what you said. not trying to be an arse just trying to make a point. could be come an olympic sport and would be televised.

i for one doubt it would ever happen but what ever.

 

[Tom Allen]

1. wales
2. scotland
3. ireland
4. england
5. usa
6. canada
7. russia
8. germany
9. belgium
10. france
11. spain
12. sweden
13. norway
14. iceland
15. australia
16. new zealand
17. turkey
18. greece
19. malaysia
20. netherlands

getting there

 

[Andy Steele]

how on earth did you get that list

 

[Will L]

could be two birds with one stone with what you said. not trying to be an arse just trying to make a point. could be come an olympic sport and would be televised.

i for one doubt it would ever happen but what ever.

I agree with you there, as much as i would love to see it in the olympics i also doubt it.

 

[seany boy]

South Africa

 

[RainbowShooter]

1. wales
2. scotland
3. ireland
4. england
5. usa
6. canada
7. russia
8. germany
9. belgium
10. france
11. spain
12. sweden
13. norway
14. iceland
15. australia
16. new zealand
17. turkey
18. greece
19. malaysia
20. netherlands

getting there

Portugal?