Paintball at Olympic Games?

[duffistuta]

Originally posted by Mark Toye-Nexus
So how, in heavens name, does baseball get on the list then!!!!

America counts as 75 countries and four continents. Don't you know anything Toye?

 

[Mark Toye-Nexus]

Duff

Good point, well made.

I suppose the same question but with 'synchronised swimming' would get the same answer because I don't see how it is

'widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents'

either!!

Unless Chris Edwards does that as well as trampolining?

 

[jotajotaZ]

Synchronized Swimming is a different beast (as is beach volley), they're not sports of their own, but they are under a bigger IF (swimming or volley ball). I can't recall for my life how this is called, and can't be arsed to go to the IOC site to search for it

Good question about baseball, thought I guess it's played all over America, Japan, maybe Australia... and probably one of your esoteric sports (cricket, crocket, beer gulping?) can be considered as some form of baseball too

 

[BURLEY]

Since the Dutch just hosted the baseball worldchampionship it's not quite hard to find some info on that.

Below are some countries that entered;

Cuba, the Netherlands, Australia, China, Taipei, Columbia, Greece, Japan, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, US, Canada

Countries which not entered the competition;
Aruba, Puerto Rico, Brazill, Italy, Nigeria, Great Britain, Tjech, Oceanië (don't know how to translate that one :S)

25 so far, it shouldn't be that hard to come up with 50 other (without using all 50 US states )

Besides I always had the impression that the IOC favoured france not the states.


I don't think that finding 75 countries in which paintball is being played is a problem, nor is finding women who play. The real challenge is how to get them all to agree on a standard format, a basic set of rules and to unite them in 1 federation.

So if everyone works really hard perhaps it can be pulled of in time for the olympics of 2020?

 

[Freddie Brockdorff]

Originally posted by jotajotaZ
Chapter 5, Article 52:
1 Olympic Sports included in the Programme of the Olympic Games

1.1 To be included in the programme of the Olympic Games, an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria:

1.1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad;

1.1.2 only sports widely practised in at least twenty-five countries and on three continents may be included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games;

1.1.3 only sports that adopt and implement the World Anti-Doping Code can be included and remain in the programme of the Olympic Games.

1.1.4 sports are admitted to the programme of the Olympic Games at least seven years before specific Olympic Games in respect of which no change shall thereafter be permitted.

Canoe / kayak??
Fencing??
Pentathlon??
Softball??
Weightlifting??
Wrestling??

Well.... I only wonder if these are actually more widespread than paintball?

Have a look at this link - http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/recognized/index_uk.asp - if "sports" like these can make it to the Olympics, then please tell me why paintball can´t! Do they have drugtesting in bridge - boule - chess? And what is "korfball" and "wushu" anyway?

OH MY GOD - the frustration!

 

[duffistuta]

Originally posted by Freddie Brockdorff
Canoe / kayak??
Fencing??
Pentathlon??
Softball??
Weightlifting??
Wrestling??

Well.... I only wonder if these are actually more widespread than paintball?

Have a look at this link - http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/recognized/index_uk.asp - if "sports" like these can make it to the Olympics, then please tell me why paintball can´t! Do they have drugtesting in bridge - boule - chess? And what is "korfball" and "wushu" anyway?

OH MY GOD - the frustration!

Kayaking is hugely widespread and massively popular.

Wushu is basically a display version of various Chinese martial arts - I was under the impression it was being brought in as a display only event for Beijing as it is not really a sport or a martial art. Kind of a standardised set of routines developed after the cultural revolution - very acrobatic.

 

[ColdFusionPT]

well whatever Korfball is they have 208 affiliated national federations associated with the international federation...

but the one i like most is that huge sport that Live Saving is... its on the list of recognised sports wtf ?!

http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/if/fi_uk.asp?Id_federation=58

we could also be there but lots of things had to be organized...

 

[BURLEY]

Korfbal is a sport of Dutch origin , a bit of a dull sport, the only good thing about it is that man and women are allowed to play in the same team.

I'll try to find a pic

Edit: here it is;

2 baskets, 2 teams, 1 ball. To score the ball must go through the basket of the opposing team.

 

[Freddie Brockdorff]

Looks a bit like basketball for farmers.........

 

[Dusty]

i think you lot would enjoy gaelic football.

basically fifteen men per side turn up for a fight, and a ball gets thrown in.

at some point a game eventually breaks out...................