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What does everybody think? I've never seen a Rugby Sevens game, but it sounds like it was a great addition. It's expected to fill up the stadiums and add an exciting new sport that should turn some heads. Hopefully it gives countries like Argentina who are under-represented a chance to compete for a medal.
Not sure what I think about golf. I think it works as an Olympic sport, but in general I fear it will be too similar to the Olympic tennis tournament. I would have preferred to see either karate or squash, both of which are widely played and would have incorporated a lot of new countries that are underrepresented. Thoughts? Dont Mess With Kids |
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Sevens will be tremendous. Can't wait. And yeah underrepresented countries will be helped by this. Not sure why you picked Argentina because they usually send a ton of people but places like Fiji and Samoa definitely benefit.
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Maybe I'm off, but I don't remember any Argentinians in the 2008 Olympics other than soccer.
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And I used them as an example because I know they are a rising power in the Rugby Union, at least. Just assumed they might be OK at sevens as well.
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They had a basketball team in the last Olympics as well but in terms of medals, they don't win much as a country overall
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Oh yeah, they're one of the basketball "powers", if you can call them that.
But yeah, South America in general is terribly under-represented (as well as India and south Asia). That's pretty much the reason Rio won the 2016 Games. |
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As stated, this will give pacific island countries a great boost, but realistically, as we will see a lot more 15's stars playing in the olympic 7s, the medals will likely be between NZ, South Africa, England, and Australia. Fiji and Samoa with an alright chance, and France, Wales, Kenya, and Argentina being outside chances. |
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I think Wales and England will be on the same side for the Olympics right? Scotland too. They all compete for Great Britain. That side should be loaded.
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![]() But yeah it will be Great Britain. |
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Good point by Supreme. I know Team GB never competes in soccer out of fear that FIFA uses that to stop England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland from competing separately. I wonder how rugby sevens does that.
Also, this is random, but it's funny how lacrosse is the newest sport being pushed in America this decade, yet the rest of the world plays field hockey. That's America I guess though. |
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We already have an all Britain and Ireland rugby team (albeit not 7s), so it's not a huge difference to the way normal union is played and rugby union isn't run by a senile Swiss buffoon that hates everything about Britain.
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Nah rugby would never be under threat of having to play as Great Britain.
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I don't get how any of those equestrian "sports" are ever in the olympics. The biggest pile of wank.
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Apparently equestrian sports originally were for the nobility/rich in the Olympics but were only "show" events and not competition. Only reason it staid in the Olympics is because later they included civilians and then decided to hold competitions to make it more interesting.
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Show jumping and 3 day eventing is ok I rekon, but dressage shouldn't be a standalone event.
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