Future Olympic Sports - What Should Be In And What Out ?

[Ed Anger]

US chick who won gold in judo is built like a semi.

Incidentally, anyone know why it's called a semi?  Is there a full version too?

The Middletown (aka Middletucky) Ohio woman? Yeah, they are like that there.

[MadImmortalMan]

Back in the old days, Olympic sports were stuff that was essentially practice for war; javelin, wrestling, archery, chariot racing. We could use some Olympic radar jamming, fighter racing, parachute jumping and drone piloting I guess. 

[sbr]

Back in the old days, Olympic sports were stuff that was essentially practice for war; javelin, wrestling, archery, chariot racing. We could use some Olympic radar jamming, fighter racing, parachute jumping and drone piloting I guess. 

As long as they don't give out medals, would be disgraceful.

[Neil]

Back in the old days, Olympic sports were stuff that was essentially practice for war; javelin, wrestling, archery, chariot racing. We could use some Olympic radar jamming, fighter racing, parachute jumping and drone piloting I guess. 

As long as they don't give out medals, would be disgraceful.

[Caliga]

I'm disappointed that Fukuda Keiko Sensei is not competing in judo.

[Eddie Teach]

parachute jumping

First one to ground wins?

[DGuller]

parachute jumping

First one to ground wins?

[dps]

Cricket would be cool.  Baseball, less so.  Still, pro baseball is on during the Olympics, and without the pros what's the point?

That, apparantly, is why baseball was dropped--MLB refused (kind of understandably) to release their players to compete.  Though that doesn't explain why softball was also dropped.

[Josquius]

Back in the old days, Olympic sports were stuff that was essentially practice for war; javelin, wrestling, archery, chariot racing. We could use some Olympic radar jamming, fighter racing, parachute jumping and drone piloting I guess. 

I have read that were it not for WW2 cancelling 1940 we would have glider flying in the olympics.

[CountDeMoney]

So I'm watching the lesbo version of this "Handball" this morning...when did this sport get invented?  Are there leagues or something I don't know about?  WTF is the story on this "game"?

For fuck's sake, I'd have more respect for the Olympics if they got rid of this and brought in Roller Derby.  If you're going to invent a sport, make it a cool one.

[Admiral Yi]

Norway playing? 

[Syt]

So I'm watching the lesbo version of this "Handball" this morning...when did this sport get invented?  Are there leagues or something I don't know about?  WTF is the story on this "game"?

For fuck's sake, I'd have more respect for the Olympics if they got rid of this and brought in Roller Derby.  If you're going to invent a sport, make it a cool one.

There are records of handball-like games in medieval France, and among the Inuit in Greenland, in the Middle Ages. By the 19th century, there existed similar games of håndbold from Denmark, házená in the Czech Republic, hádzaná in Slovakia, gandbol in Ukraine, torball in Germany, as well as versions in Uruguay.

The team handball game of today was formed by the end of the 19th century in northern Europe - primarily in Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The first written set of team handball rules was published in 1906 by the Danish gym teacher, lieutenant and Olympic medalist Holger Nielsen from Ordrup grammar school north of Copenhagen. The modern set of rules was published on 29 October 1917 by Max Heiser, Karl Schelenz, and Erich Konigh from Germany. After 1919 these rules were improved by Karl Schelenz. The first international games were played under these rules, between Germany and Belgium for men in 1925 and between Germany and Austria for women in 1930. Therefore modern handball is generally seen as a game of German origins.

In 1926, the Congress of the International Amateur Athletics Federation nominated a committee to draw up international rules for field handball. The International Amateur Handball Federation was formed in 1928, and the International Handball Federation was formed in 1946.

Men's field handball was played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. During the next several decades, indoor handball flourished and evolved in the Scandinavian countries. The sport re-emerged onto the world stage as team handball for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Women's team handball was added at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Due to its popularity in the region, the Eastern European countries that refined the event became the dominant force in the sport when it was reintroduced.

The International Handball Federation organized the men's world championship in 1938 and every 4 (sometimes 3) years from World War II to 1995. Since the 1995 world championship in Iceland, the competition has been every two years. The women's world championship has been played since 1957. The IHF also organizes women's and men's junior world championships. By July 2009, the IHF listed 166 member federations - approximately 795,000 teams and 19 million players.

As others said before: the sport is very popular in Germany, Scandiweenia, the Balkans, South Korea, etc. Went to watch THW Kiel (ruling German dynasty in the past 10-20 years) plenty of times as well as our local clubs. Very strong grassroots level in North Germany.

[The Brain]

The modern set of rules was published on 29 October 1917 by Max Heiser, Karl Schelenz, and Erich Konigh from Germany.

[garbon]

Back in the old days, Olympic sports were stuff that was essentially practice for war; javelin, wrestling, archery, chariot racing. We could use some Olympic radar jamming, fighter racing, parachute jumping and drone piloting I guess. 

As long as they don't give out medals, would be disgraceful.

Good show.

[garbon]

brought in Roller Derby.