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itt: olympic sports nobody cares about that really are awesome and that i should consider watching.
>> Anonymous
I'd give my vote to triathlon. I've got nothing but respect for those athletes.
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Surprisingly unpopular.
>> Anonymous
>>242209
agreed, but people actually watch that though
>> Anonymous
Handball. Why the hell hasn't it gotten big in the US.
>> Anonymous
Handball.

No seriously. Handball.
>> Anonymous
handball, really, what is it? isnt it like raquetball sort of
>> Anonymous
>>242218
They do? All I've heard about it from here is that for some reason it isn't a 'real' sport
>> Anonymous
>>242223

I thought Handball was the NFL???
>> Anonymous
>>242223
>>242226
Wow, handballmind
>> Anonymous
>>242238
Think basketball but with soccer nets and no dribbling.
>> Anonymous
>>242226
>>242223
Was lucky enough to play this in gym at school. Awesome. Beats the basketball and soccer we played.
>> Anonymous
>>242238
Watch some video's of it. I'd describe it as a kind of like hyper competitive ultimate frisbee mixed with lacrosse.
>> Anonymous
>>242242
why the hell isnt it? its so physically demanding it's ridiculous
>> Anonymous
>>242223
I remember playing it in school
>> Anonymous
>>242248
Me too. I thought it was just one of those "gym games" coaches make up until I saw it on the Olympics in 04. A lot of people started liking it so much they made it a big intermural there.
>> Anonymous
TAAABLE TEEEEENNIS
>> Anonymous
I like Badminton. From what I hear, it's a really acquired taste.
>> Anonymous
handball is horrible, I can't stand watching that game. no one cares about it for good reason.
>> Anonymous
>>242278
Are you an 80 year old lady?
>> Anonymous
>>242251
are their rules about steps and stuff or where u can shoot it from?
>> Anonymous
>>242283
Most sports that require alot of concentration aren't popular, because 99% of sports fans have no brains or attention span.
>> Anonymous
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Curling is the obvious choice. You learn domestic skills and you get a gold if you do a good enough job.
>> Anonymous
>>242260
Because even Canada has beaten the US in medal count, most likely (Simon Whitfield, fuck yeah!). It's actually one of the only event in the entire summer games I actually make a point of watching, though. Having done a couple sprint-distance triathlons myself I completely respect how grueling that kind of race can be. Running immediately after a distance bike? FFFFFFFFFFF
>> Anonymous
>>242300
wrong olympics but FUCK YEAH. You get to sweep brooms on ice and shit!
>> Anonymous
>>242300
are you serious?
>> Anonymous
>>242300
I stand by that if curling is an olympic sport so should chess. Takes the same amount of physical prowess.
>> Anonymous
>>242300
wrong olympics, this game sux anyways, what a shitload of fuck
>> Anonymous
Curling kicks ass niggers
>> Anonymous
>>242326
Like shooting or archery are any more physically demanding. Fuck, isn't lawn bowling an olympic sport?
>> Anonymous
If you like slim athletic legs, bent over asses, and lots of upskirt views, Women's Field Hockey is the sport for you.
>> Anonymous
Curling is the shit. They should have fucking curling on gravel roads for the summer olympics.
>> Anonymous
>>242350
Someone has never used a compound bow. Takes a fair bit of strength.
>> Anonymous
Well then, Lawn Bowling should be in the Summer Olympics.


The only reason curling is in the winter olympics is because they needed an extra sport to justify building the ice rink.
>> Anonymous
>>242365
What about fucking equestrian? That's a useless event if I've ever seen one.
>> Anonymous
>>242292
Concentration? It' just a bunch of dudes jogging around with a softball in their hand. Court's too small, or it's too easy a motion to run and throw the ball... something about that game is just decidedly un-epic for me. I can't get excited about any of the plays. There would never be a case where I'd be dying to see a replay. And the whistle's blown constantly. Ugh.
>> Anonymous
yeah, handball is awesome. Also water polo
>> Anonymous
>>242283
agreed and I've watched 2 handball games through/played it in gym.

-I love the fastpace (at times, it dwindles in the middle)
-I hate the defense at the end (just because it isn't there for the other 56-57 minutes of the game)
-Love the shots
-Hate the penalty situation (it's dumb that if they run into defenders and get stuffed, offense gets the ball)
-Needs a shot clock (like 45 seconds, most plays are done by then, but the penalties..fuck)

and more people need to watch badminton, only one game has been shown on TV and the US guy made 25 fucking unforced errors
>> Anonymous
>>242382
>>something about that game is just decidedly un-epic for me

You mean exactly like any given US-*insert microasian/central american team of high schoolers* basketball game?
>> Black ? Star !x8ngkAZjXE
WTF BADMINTON IS REALLY A SPORT.

...........

HOW THE HELL ISNT MMA A SPORT WTF
>> Anonymous
>>242394
well waterpolo is kinda handball in water, with a shot clock.
>> Anonymous
>>242376
I don't care for equestrian so much I forgot it existed. what a bullshit event
>> Anonymous
>>242285
Have you ever watched Olympic badminton?

I'm watching the women's doubles, Japan vs. Korea, and this shit is amazing.
>> Anonymous
>>242405
Because MMA is fuckstupid shit, that only rednecks watch, like pro wrestling.
>> Anonymous
>>242405
Why don't we just make gaysex a sport too.

Fuck I want to watch symmetrical docking for 30 minutes
>> Anonymous
>>242411
OMG does that game suck
>> Anonymous
>>242405
i love how MMA faggots love to hype it up. i try to like MMA, i really do. and it could be decent, if it wasn't marketed to white trash hicks. MMA will NEVER get any respect because it targets the same crowds as WWF and is marketed the same way. the classiness and professionalism of boxing is completely thrown out the window so that 14 year old social outcasts tune in every week. disgusting
>> Anonymous
>>242405
Because the only people who like MMA are faggot neckbeards who watch Spike TV.
>> Anonymous
>>242396
Yeah, exactly like that. Olympic basketball is lame, too. Same with Olympic baseball and softball.
>> Anonymous
>>242430
Yeah, water polo is brutal to watch. Possibly the worst spectator sport on the planet. 90% of what is actual difficult about the sport is going on underwater.
>> Anonymous
>>242445
Oh, and the PENALTIES. Goddamn.
>> Anonymous
>>242405
How would they organize a tournament for MMA? Think about that, give us your presentation and you will be rewarded with a gold star sticker.
>> Black ? Star !x8ngkAZjXE
>>242423
>>242435
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hym4_boondock-furious-angels-mma-highlig_extreme

mma >>> boxing.
>> Anonymous
>>242445
Could be worse. It could be synchronized swimming or underwater hockey.
>> Anonymous
>>242454
Any link with 'extreme' in the name I laugh at and toss away.
>> Anonymous
>>242455
underwater hockey sounds badass
>> Anonymous
>>242454
you just proved the incredible lack of class that differentiates MMA from boxing and prevents it from ever becoming a respected sport, thanks.
>> Black ? Star !x8ngkAZjXE
>>242460

bad name great video.
>> Anonymous
>>242462
lol I play it.

very fast game and you can be creative with the puck
>> Anonymous
>>242435
MMA is a huge joke. A fucking reality show? They live in a motherfucking house together? Six months and we'll be seeing inter-league storylines and surprise tag team showdowns. Fuck all their tribal armband celtic cross tattoo faggot viewers.
>> Anonymous
>>242411
meh, waterpolo makes more sense, but it isn't as intense tbh. I mean, the way they can do what they do is awesome, but most of the time they are feinting throws because the defense is full of pussies and wont rush...
>> Black ? Star !x8ngkAZjXE
>>242477

UFC != mma

Its like someone watching xfl and saying lol american football...
>> Anonymous
>>242482
MMA=a reason to suck at fighting and make money at it.
>> Anonymous
when i think of a boxing audience i think of rich guys in suits and top hats smoking cigars, when i think of a MMA audience i think of toothless 14 year old hicks with mullets
>> Anonymous
>>242482
As far as I can tell UFC and MMA attract the exact same viewership, have the same aesthetic, same adolescent fixation on XTREMENESS, same carnival attitude. Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but MMA needs to grow up.
>> Anonymous
KIMBO FOR THE GOLD
>> Anonymous
uhhhh can we stay on topic
>> Anonymous
>>242435
Mike Tyson ear biting incident
Countless press conference fights
Corruption in all levels of the sports

Yeah I'd say boxing is pretty classy.
>> Anonymous
wow i lol at how shitty fencing is
>> Anonymous
>>242529
THEY'LL CUT YOU UP, BITCH
>> Anonymous
>>242529
why o god is that even in the olympics
>> Anonymous
>>242525
The fighters are going to be apes no matter what sport they're in. It's the organization and it's image that needs to mature. It's marketing, branding, status. The quality of fighters it associates itself with, the prestige of it's belts.
>> Anonymous
>>242549
exactly
>> Anonymous
handball is fucking sweet but they need to make the nets smaller, to many goals makes the game almost pointless, id love to see the nets small enough that goalies made a lot more saves and avg score would be 10-10.
>> Anonymous
>>242566
I like handball but this is true. Something with the net needs to change in water polo too. Goalies are essentially useless unless its thrown right at them seeing as jumping and diving are rather tough to do in water.
>> Anonymous
/sp/: bitching at hockey for not having enough scoring, bitching at handball for having too much.
>> Anonymous
>>242598
My only complaint with hockey is that they took away all the fighting and physical aspects. It really killed alot of the rivalries in my eyes.
>> Anonymous
>>242478
Oh, I actually know this one.

Basically, what the defense is doing is called "sloughing" can you picture the way the offense sets up? Kinda like a 6 on the die, with that one guy closer to the goalie?

Well, we're focusing on the guy right straight in the fucking middle. This is where you put your badass tank motherfucker that can literally kill a man with his bare hands.

Well, the second he gets the ball, he's considered a shooting threat, meaning almost any foul on him is an exclusion, as long as the ball is close to him.

If that guy in the middle gets his hands on the ball; you're looking at, no joke, a 70mph shot from like 2 yards away. Its some serious shit.

So unless you put an even more badass motherfucker (the referees give a LOT of advantages to the offense, so the offense's "center" needs to be a great deal weaker than the defense's) you slough, or make it so there's at least one guy close. With that one guy, there's no way to get the pass there. This leaves one guy open. You try to block a shot, which you can't do when you rush because movement is horizontal (swimming) and blocking is vertical.

Note that Water Polo is: A) much more entertaining when you can see the shit that players get away with underwater and B) considered by many to be the most physically demanding sport in the world.
>> Anonymous
I hope to see a handball explosion after the olympics
>> Anonymous
Handball only comes second to soccer and beach soccer should be in the olympics, shit is awesome.