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Top 10 Sports That Should Be In The Olympics


running throwing jumping we’ve seen it
all before
come on IOC let’s open the doors to some
new sports welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten sports that should be in the
Olympics I mean it’s all happening that
is going to break down gregory Gaultier
so so many years it’s been for this list
we’re taking a look at sports that would
provide a welcome and feasible
alternative to the usual fare at the
biggest sporting event in the world the
reason it can work for Commonwealth is
there a lot of countries in the
Commonwealth that play cricket yes
that’s because we introduced it
associated ice everal of those
Commonwealth cultures number 10 Beach
Soccer first created to be an exciting
spectator sport
international rules were only
established for the game in 1992 but
beach soccer has rapidly expanded
allowing non traditional soccer playing
Nations the opportunity to show what
they can do on a global stage at the end
of it
world champions Russia we’re going to go
back to Moscow with that fantastic
trophy case in point
Tahiti came in second in the 2015 FIFA
Beach Soccer World Cup you’re unlikely
to see a zero zero score in this form of
the sport as the smaller pitch and
difficult to maneuver surface encourage
improvisational play with plenty of
attempts on goal you can even get a
great ten while you play so win win
number nine Bowls one Jack one wood
closest wins its bowls for the brave a
core sport in the Commonwealth Games
bowls has already proven that it can be
an attractive prospect for televised
international competition this is
massive big drive
oh he’s taking everything away requiring
precision within a fraction of an inch
the smallest overthrow can send your
bowl flying into the ditch if a bowl
goes into the ditch it’s out of play
unless it first touches the jack the
tension builds as you follow the bowl on
its curve to nestle against the jack it
likely wouldn’t be as dramatic as is
portrayed in the sports comedy black
ball but bowls certainly has the
potential to attract a new generation of
fans prince of bows is on the green
number 8 skateboarding the worldwide
appeal of this action sport doesn’t need
to be debated in this video as the X
Games have been operating successfully
since 1995 huge names like Bob Burnquist
and Tony Hawk deserve to be recognized
on an international stage alongside the
likes of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps
as the sporting legends they are at some
point you just tune everything out and
you say this is it you got to do it a
number of different disciplines of
skateboarding much like the different
types of snowboarding would provide
ample variety for the Olympics the
inclusion of BMX speed races since 2008
may have laid the foundations for more
extreme sports to be included in the
future oh shut it down it’s not look at
it number 7 karate
come August 2016 we may be talking about
karate at the 2020 Olympics as it’s
being considered for selection along
with four other sports a part of the
cultural identity in Japan the sport is
hugely popular in societies around the
globe with estimates suggesting that
there are between 50 and 100 million
practitioners worldwide karate has two
disciplines sparring or kumite for those
who enjoy combat and forms or kata for
those who enjoy non-contact performance
the 2020 games in Japan may well see it
join judo and Taekwondo on the world’s
largest athletic stage
number six baseball and softball if
baseball’s involved then softball is
part of the package officially becoming
an Olympic sport in 1992 baseball held
that status until it was voted out of
the 2012 games alongside its sister
sports softball there’s no crying in
baseball
in 2013 the world baseball softball
Confederation was formed to further the
sports aspirations for Olympic
recognition both were last included in
the 2008 games and it’s likely they’ll
get their time again in Japan for 2020
due to their popularity in that country
the joint bid is significantly
strengthened as softball satisfies the
requirement for a female arm of the
sport hopefully the bid is not held back
by the relatively small number of
nations that can feasibly put forward a
team number five surfing o on the
outside here comes one of the best sets
of the whole day coming in we have lines
stacked to the horizon another sport
that may yet be included for the 2020
games surfing would likely require an
indoor wave pool to guarantee a high
quality competition worthy of the
Olympic Games at least in landlocked
regions this move indoors may not sit
well with purists of the sport but it
would be necessary to remove the
barriers that would prevent so many from
taking part as well as other elements
like you know sharks by some estimates
there are 35 million surfers worldwide
and for many Olympic inclusion is just
the next step in the progression of the
sport we’re gonna figure it out out
there let’s go surfing come on
everybody’s learning how come on the
weather outside is weather number four
rugby union it’s a brilliant time
previously included in four games
towards the beginning of the century
the feasibility of rugby union matches
at the olympic games was greatly
increased when the seven-a-side version
of the sport was included at the 2016
games you see will once again defend
gold when rugby is reintroduced to the
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro traditionally
dominated by a handful of nations the
emergence of new countries has proved
that it’s diverse enough for the
Olympics
especially as many smaller nations could
realistically be in medal contention
so this crack be it’s just a political
calculation it is a human calculation
women’s rugby is also growing rapidly
and Olympic recognition would be a great
boost for the game around the world
number three
cricket how is it possible that the
second most popular sport in the world
is not played at an Olympic level
cricket at the Olympics yes or no oh
yeah nice looking increasingly likely
the cricket will be including the 2018
Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast
next step could be the Olympics in
theory somewhat comically crickets only
Olympic appearance came in the year 1900
and was one game played between Great
Britain and France already popular in
Commonwealth nations nowadays the sport
has a much more global reach and would
provide Asian countries like India
Pakistan and Sri Lanka a rare
opportunity to win a gold medal unlock
could be straightening yes he is
good thinking by bonus shot come on the
shorter form of the game known as
twenty20 has allowed smaller nations to
be genuinely competitive and is far more
suitable for marketing moguls to sell to
a worldwide audience a billion people
play this game don’t care it’s because
anybody can play it there’s no
discernible rules number two squash real
cottonmouths down this backhand wall a
sport that perennial e misses out on
Olympic inclusion squash is a core sport
at the Commonwealth Games but for some
reason has yet to join tennis and
badminton in any Olympic Games the
sports current domination by Egyptian
competitors may well be holding the high
intensity racket sport back
as its appeal has not quite captured the
attention of more universally dominant
sporting nations
what would the clean to play at olympic
games everything absolutely everything
fast-paced and inexpensive requiring
only four walls two racquets and a
rubber ball squash is played across the
globe in over 188 countries go in
petition for squash to get a go at 2024
its waited long enough in 40 minutes you
have fun get great workout and burn
loads of calories in fact it’s been
voted the world’s healthiest sport
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
Kevin yoga – death unto the score shoot
for a second time making it three no
there’s seven and a half million people
who play ultimate today around the world
it’s a sport that attracts youth we have
a lot of kids at university and younger
who are playing the sport and want to
see a play strike to climate a strike to
claim it
absolutely astonishing look at that six
on the powers who would say what against
Van Gerwen I think you can pop is read
to the right corner
56 number one mixed martial arts
since the UFC was established in 1993
the sport has grown significantly with
many crediting MMA’s popularity with
renewing interest in all martial arts
the international mixed martial arts
Federation was set up in 2012 to support
the sports global development with the
ultimate goal of gaining Olympic
recognition what began as a method of
determining the best martial art to use
in a fight has become a rapidly
expanding sport the popularity of which
parallels more mainstream sports like
boxing and professional wrestling while
the sport would need to be scored more
like Olympic boxing without any intent
to seriously injure opponents its
connection to existing Olympic sports
like judo and Taekwondo means the MMA’s
goal of reaching the pinnacle of
sporting competition may be within reach
do you agree with our list which sports
would you love to see at the Olympics
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