How is BMX racing an olympic sport, but billiards isn't?!
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Do you know anyone that thinks the walking events or sailing are exciting to watch?
Are you kidding, you saw BADMINTON players do what PROFESSIONAL pool players have been CAUGHT doing. Why isn't pool a sport? C'mon really?
If Kenessaw Mountain Landis ran the PPA, or IPT, or whatever, how many players would they have?
JV
If Kenessaw Mountain Landis ran the PPA, or IPT, or whatever, how many players would they have?
JV
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This thread is about BMX.
Yet another "our game should be in the olympics and their game should not" thread. I wonder if the avid golfers have the same threads ....
And WRT the question : "how can something that can be done successfully by an overweight, drunk man smoking cigarettes be considered an Olympic sport??? ", I suggest you ask the curlers :wink:
Dave
And WRT the question : "how can something that can be done successfully by an overweight, drunk man smoking cigarettes be considered an Olympic sport??? ", I suggest you ask the curlers :wink:
Dave
Personally I do not feel BMX merits a place in the Olympics compared to pool for many reasons. Table sports like billiards has been around for many years and is still an extremely popular sport for people of all ages and nationalities. I feel that BMX is not even close to billiards in popularity and skill level.
Agreed!
I rode bmx competatively as well in my youth and physically wise, it's extremely demanding and pool really isn't ( physicallly wise )..in fact, no pool player pushes his/her body to its physical limits in the gym so that he/she can run consecutive racks...in pool, almost any kind of person no matter their condition can play, hefty, skinny, built, not built. With pool it's all about technique...but in bmx as well as any other olympic sport you MUST be in the best condition physically as well as mentally to be able to compete against other physically stronger competitors. I'm not downing pool in any way, but the demands physically for pool in comparison to what you see in the olympics is hardly a match. Even ping pong is more demanding physically than pool. All in all, I just agree that pool would be fun in the olympics but I believe the olympics is reserved for the more physically demanding of sports
I rode bmx competatively as well in my youth and physically wise, it's extremely demanding and pool really isn't ( physicallly wise )..in fact, no pool player pushes his/her body to its physical limits in the gym so that he/she can run consecutive racks...in pool, almost any kind of person no matter their condition can play, hefty, skinny, built, not built. With pool it's all about technique...but in bmx as well as any other olympic sport you MUST be in the best condition physically as well as mentally to be able to compete against other physically stronger competitors. I'm not downing pool in any way, but the demands physically for pool in comparison to what you see in the olympics is hardly a match. Even ping pong is more demanding physically than pool. All in all, I just agree that pool would be fun in the olympics but I believe the olympics is reserved for the more physically demanding of sports
I think your post was justifying the placement of BMX in the Olympics based on its excitement value over pool. My post was stating there are many sports, I gave 2 examples, that the general public would not find exciting in the Olympics. So I don't believe that's why pool is not there.
When did this happen? Maybe you're thinking of bowling.
Not to mention, many of whom are in their 40's and require cigarette breaks during matches.
I think it would fall on the BCA since they are the recognized federation in the USA. I doubt they are thrilled at the prospect of footing the bill. The USA did not medal at the World Games in 2009 and I'm not sure we even fielded a team.
If it was in it would probably include all three major disciplines of pool, billiards, and snooker. At the 2009 World Games there were 4 events: Mens and womens singles in 9 Ball, and mens singles in 3C and snooker.
Probably not anymore. Golf is an Olympic sport for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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