Olympic Games: Bridge, chess & tug of war apply for 2020 inclusion

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BBC Sport - Olympic Games: Bridge, chess & tug of war apply for 2020 inclusion
Would you consider chess and bridge to be sports?

The full list of 26 sports to apply is: Air Sports, American football, baseball-softball, bowls, bowling, bridge, chess, dance sport, floorball, flying disc, karate, korfball, netball, orienteering, polo, racquetball, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, sumo, surfing, tug of war, underwater sports, waterski and wakeboard and wushu.

Well, whatever your view, you might be watching them in the 2020 Olympics.
 
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If they drop wrestling and include these non-sports, I won't watch. I'm guessing there are millions who agree with me.
 
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royalscot said:
BBC Sport - Olympic Games: Bridge, chess & tug of war apply for 2020 inclusion
Would you consider chess and bridge to be sports?

The full list of 26 sports to apply is: Air Sports, American football, baseball-softball, bowls, bowling, bridge, chess, dance sport, floorball, flying disc, karate, korfball, netball, orienteering, polo, racquetball, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, sumo, surfing, tug of war, underwater sports, waterski and wakeboard and wushu.

Well, whatever your view, you might be watching them in the 2020 Olympics.
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I stopped watching the Olympics years ago.
 
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Tug of war sounds like certian gold for the US. Our team would certainly be made up of NFL linemen.
 
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Viligant_Warrior said:
If they drop wrestling and include these non-sports, I won't watch. I'm guessing there are millions who agree with me.
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Whats wushu? and korfball?

I didn't even know there was underwater sports.
 
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chess and bridge. how many nfl linemen or sumo wrestlers,would get into these teams.
considering not long ago, i posted about a 11 year old, young lady, who is a chess, grand master on cc new forums. lol
 
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I didn't see dodgeball on the list.

Is it already in?
 
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royalscot said:
chess and bridge. how many nfl linemen or sumo wrestlers,would get into these teams.
considering not long ago, i posted about a 11 year old, young lady, who is a chess, grand master on cc new forums. lol
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By the same token, how many grand masters does it take to tackle an NFL running back?

Or run Messi off the ball?
 
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Oh, and by the way ...

How many grand master would ever qualify to get the chance to do those things? But things are not always what they seem:

Then again, Baltimore Ravens' guard John Urschel is a math whiz

Athletes Who Play Chess

NBA, MLB, FIFA, NHL ... atheletes from all sports are very good chess players. How many chess grand masters are good strikers, linebackers, or power forwards?
 
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Viligant_Warrior said:
Oh, and by the way ...

How many grand master would ever qualify to get the chance to do those things? But things are not always what they seem:

Then again, Baltimore Ravens' guard John Urschel is a math whiz

Athletes Who Play Chess

NBA, MLB, FIFA, NHL ... atheletes from all sports are very good chess players. How many chess grand masters are good strikers, linebackers, or power forwards?
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and how much dose the olympics pay.you can see them all, giving up the day job. to win a gold meddle. so how would it work pro v amateur. (non payed, sports man/woman.) i though thats what the olympic is for non payed sport person, yet they had pro tennis, players in the last one. lol
 
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and how much dose the olympics pay.
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Don't know, since I've never participated. Ask Michael Phelps. He's worth millions now. Maybe he'll answer your question. Or maybe that example just did?

Kasparov and Wesley So seem to be doing pretty well, too, for chess players.
 
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Kasparov v n short was on uk tv years ago. cant remember, what he was pay, but would guess at being in the millions.
just for this one match with short.(kasparov pay check for the match)
 
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royalscot said:
BBC Sport - Olympic Games: Bridge, chess & tug of war apply for 2020 inclusion
Would you consider chess and bridge to be sports?

The full list of 26 sports to apply is: Air Sports, American football, baseball-softball, bowls, bowling, bridge, chess, dance sport, floorball, flying disc, karate, korfball, netball, orienteering, polo, racquetball, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, sumo, surfing, tug of war, underwater sports, waterski and wakeboard and wushu.

Well, whatever your view, you might be watching them in the 2020 Olympics.
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Wouldn't mind seeing baseball and football included. I'll take that over events like dressage any day.
 
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Wouldn't mind seeing baseball and football included. I'll take that over events like dressage any day.
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i agree, both being a sport. big money sports. so would fall again, why play for pea nut, compared to the million, some already get for playing these sport. etc
 
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i agree, both being a sport. big money sports. so would fall again, why play for pea nut, compared to the million, some already get for playing these sport. etc
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National pride, gold medals, and recognition for being an Olympic athletes -- the same reasons why NBA, Euroleague, and other professional basketball players compete in the Olympics.
 
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