yeah along with shot put, javelin, hammer throw, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, relay race, hurdles, etc... lots of stuff under the umbrella of "athletics" or track and field
It is kind of strange how the Olympics classify sports. Events as different as waterpolo (a team sport) and diving and swimming are sub-categories of aquatics, whereas sports as similar as baseball and softball merit their own category.
It might have something to do with the governing bodies of the sports. Both waterpolo and diving are governed by a body called FINA. Baseball and Softball have been governed by 2 separate organizations until 2013 when the two merged.
Golf was new in 2016 (technically they also had it in 1900/1904). Karate, skateboarding, climbing, and surfing are brand-new. Baseball/softball are "new"--dropped from the Olympics after 2008 but brought back now.
If you wear a costume, put on make-up, utilise choreography and music, and are scored by judges who must consider the artistic merit of your act, then you're not playing a sport. You're performing art.
While we're here, if you play your "sport" through a computer (x-box etc), you're a gamer, not an athlete.
Nothing wrong with either of those things: embrace them as they are worthwhile endeavours. Just
Computer games are called esports these days, may make it to the Olympics soon.
And what's wrong with wearing make-up? Many other sports are subjectively judged too (diving, surfing etc.), although these may be judged by AI in future :)
I appreciate that refereeing calls etc can be subjective, however, I do have issue with sports where the end results are based on opinion. Also, I agree about esports! The Olympics should be about elite sports people. By all means, set up a separate esports Olympics, but keep them separate as they are not remotely the same thing!
If you wear a costume, put on make-up, utilise choreography and music, and are scored by judges who must consider the artistic merit of your act, then you're not playing a sport. You're performing art.
While we're here, if you play your "sport" through a computer (x-box etc), you're a gamer, not an athlete.
Nothing wrong with either of those things: embrace them as they are worthwhile endeavours. Just
don't call them sports.
And what's wrong with wearing make-up? Many other sports are subjectively judged too (diving, surfing etc.), although these may be judged by AI in future :)
I watched the entire thing..I enjoy the Olympics.
One more thing: Shouldn't American Football, Horse Racing, Bull Riding, Cricket, Bowling, Jai Alai, Polo and Squash be on the Games?????