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**Damien** · 02-08-2012, 19:56

You have to have the professional level. The Olympics is a globalised televised event.

As you say people want to see the best athletes in the world compete. It becomes a mockery of sport if you can have a 'Olympic Champion' who can't compete at the professional level. Imagine a gold medal winning tennis player who can't make the ATP/WTA tours. The whole thing would be a joke. Also the Olympics is often the only time a lot of people are exposed to different, more niche, sports. So they might as well watch the best it can offer.

For this reason I agree that sports whose Olympic contests aren't taken seriously by the best athletes should be dropped. Football is the only one that springs to mind but that is taken seriously by South America and (I think) Asia.

02-08-2012, 19:56	#26
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,274	Re: Olympics - which sports should be there? You have to have the professional level. The Olympics is a globalised televised event. As you say people want to see the best athletes in the world compete. It becomes a mockery of sport if you can have a 'Olympic Champion' who can't compete at the professional level. Imagine a gold medal winning tennis player who can't make the ATP/WTA tours. The whole thing would be a joke. Also the Olympics is often the only time a lot of people are exposed to different, more niche, sports. So they might as well watch the best it can offer. For this reason I agree that sports whose Olympic contests aren't taken seriously by the best athletes should be dropped. Football is the only one that springs to mind but that is taken seriously by South America and (I think) Asia.