From: rswiftrw@cc.curtin.edu.au (Rod Swift)
Subject: Re: Olympic coverage etc..
Organization: -=[ Curtin University ]=-  Perth, Australia.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 06:12:52 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.001106.27593@erg.sri.com>, vlad@erg.sri.com (vlad) writes:
> In article <1992Jul19.224649.1@cc.curtin.edu.au> rswiftrw@cc.curtin.edu.au (Rod Swift) writes:
>>
>>Interesting to see that cricket has been played at the Olympics (Paris 1900 -
>>with GBR defeating FRA by 158 runs.)
>>
>>Rugby Union also (Paris 1900 - 1st FRA, 2nd GER, 3rd GBR.  London 1908 - 1st
>>AUS, 2nd GBR.  Antwerp 1920 - 1st USA, 2nd FRA.  Paris 1924 - 1st USA, 2nd
>>FRA, 3rd ROM.)
> 
> I am just curious how come rugby and cricket are not in the Olympic games
> right now. Are htey not as popular in the world as, say, horse dancing (oops,
> equestrian dressage), water splashing (I mean, synchronized swimming), and
> rich men sledding downhill (bobsledding, of course)?

They were canned, due to "lack of interest"!

>>Other games to have once (and only once) graced the schedule were Croquet
>>(in 1900), Golf (yawn, imagine it today, 1900 & 1904), Jeu de Paume (aka
>>Royal Tennis and played in 1908), Lacrosse (1904 & 1908), Motor Boating
>>(1908), Polo (1900, 1908, 1920, 1924 and 1936), Rackets (1908), Roque (1904),
>>Tug-Of-War (1900-1912, 1920).

>>Can't you just wait for this year's "demonstration sports" of Pelotta, Roller
>>Hockey and Taekwondo?

> Is this irony? Of so, I for one would love to see roller hockey, an
> exciting game which is very popular in Europe and South America.

Yes it is irony.  Did you hear that the Australian roller-hockey team is
thinking of marching in the opening ceremony, something they are *not* allowed
to do under AOC rules?  What a storm.  Red faces for Australian officials.

Roller Hockey and Taekwondo are interesting.  Pelota is too.  Compared to
synchronised *drowning*..... [irony mode off]

>>And on a lighter note, I nominate table tennis as the worst olympic sport,
>>over synchronised swimming.  What are the sports you despise?

> Yes, table tennis is a loser. Why would they include it? Just because it is
> the number one most popular participant sport in the World, just because it
> is fun to play and even more fun to watch, just because it requires
> unmatched skills, perfect reflexes, superior coordination, and perfect
> conditioning? No way! How can a sport like table tennis compare with horse
> dancing or bobsledding? Get rid of it! :-)

I was again speaking in an ironic tone.  I love table tennis.

> Just out of curiosity: when was the last time you watched a world class
> table tennis match? 

Oh, about a month ago.

> What do I despise? I despise people who speak out of ignorance.

I do too.  :v>

> Employer disagrees

... with everything.
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