With the shooting being held in South London, if there was a drive-by category that would be one more for us ....
Pretty sure the Americans would be favorites.
Paddy Power suggest the Americans are only 12th favourites
South Africa Colombia El Salvador Jamaica
are the red hot favourites should the event be accepted.
Rugby 7's beat baseball, roller sports, and squash to be included in Rio. Kitesurfing, beach soccer (I think?) and Golf are the other new sports for Rio.
Really, there is going to be a golf competition in Rio? I do think the Olympics should include more, I think a Cricket 10 over and a Football 5 a side would make it well more exciting. Some will disagree, but I don't think the Football warrants a place. The 3 players over 23 is stupid as its not a junior competition, so why have it? It should be made indoors 5 a side or something, would be much more exciting.
Not enough cricket playing countries perhaps? At least not those with a vote on the IOC. Agree current format football should be cut, though the 3/4 million+ (a guesstimate?) or so spectators to the football games this year might argue, as would the national football associations!
Not enough cricket playing countries perhaps? At least not those with a vote on the IOC. Agree current format football should be cut, though the 3/4 million+ (a guesstimate?) or so spectators to the football games this year might argue, as would the national football associations!
yer true but there's only 7/8 countries who participate in rowing/cycling really so cricket could beat that.
Not enough cricket playing countries perhaps? At least not those with a vote on the IOC. Agree current format football should be cut, though the 3/4 million+ (a guesstimate?) or so spectators to the football games this year might argue, as would the national football associations!
yer true but there's only 7/8 countries who participate in rowing/cycling really so cricket could beat that.
Really? A quick look at the medal table will show you that 18 - EIGHTEEN - different countries have won medals in the rowing and 15 - FIFTEEN - have won medals in the cycling. And these are only the ones to win medals remember, not total participants.
Not enough cricket playing countries perhaps? At least not those with a vote on the IOC. Agree current format football should be cut, though the 3/4 million+ (a guesstimate?) or so spectators to the football games this year might argue, as would the national football associations!
yer true but there's only 7/8 countries who participate in rowing/cycling really so cricket could beat that.
Really? A quick look at the medal table will show you that 18 - EIGHTEEN - different countries have won medals in the rowing and 15 - FIFTEEN - have won medals in the cycling. And these are only the ones to win medals remember, not total participants.
ah fair enough, surprised, but you could easily get 16 teams to play cricket. There will be sports with fewer countries participating than cricket though. That was my point
Not enough cricket playing countries perhaps? At least not those with a vote on the IOC. Agree current format football should be cut, though the 3/4 million+ (a guesstimate?) or so spectators to the football games this year might argue, as would the national football associations!
yer true but there's only 7/8 countries who participate in rowing/cycling really so cricket could beat that.
Really? A quick look at the medal table will show you that 18 - EIGHTEEN - different countries have won medals in the rowing and 15 - FIFTEEN - have won medals in the cycling. And these are only the ones to win medals remember, not total participants.
Not enough cricket playing countries perhaps? At least not those with a vote on the IOC. Agree current format football should be cut, though the 3/4 million+ (a guesstimate?) or so spectators to the football games this year might argue, as would the national football associations!
yer true but there's only 7/8 countries who participate in rowing/cycling really so cricket could beat that.
Really? A quick look at the medal table will show you that 18 - EIGHTEEN - different countries have won medals in the rowing and 15 - FIFTEEN - have won medals in the cycling. And these are only the ones to win medals remember, not total participants.
no need to be patronizing either
I apologise, I wasn't trying to be patronising. Just merely pointing out that your post was factually inaccurate and the real facts took a two second Google search to establish. Not my fault you feel a bit silly.
Not enough cricket playing countries perhaps? At least not those with a vote on the IOC. Agree current format football should be cut, though the 3/4 million+ (a guesstimate?) or so spectators to the football games this year might argue, as would the national football associations!
yer true but there's only 7/8 countries who participate in rowing/cycling really so cricket could beat that.
Really? A quick look at the medal table will show you that 18 - EIGHTEEN - different countries have won medals in the rowing and 15 - FIFTEEN - have won medals in the cycling. And these are only the ones to win medals remember, not total participants.
ah fair enough, surprised, but you could easily get 16 teams to play cricket. There will be sports with fewer countries participating than cricket though. That was my point
Cricket you would have GB, Ireland, Netherlands, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri lanka, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, not to mention all the Caribbean islands as well.
Personally I think Cricket, Rugby and Golf would be bad for the Olympics, there should be more sports like netball, squash and karate
The problem with admitting more sports into the Olympics is that the IOC don't want to expand the total number of medals that theu hand out, so some sports would have to lose a medal competition. If that means getting rid of say rhythmic gymnastics or synchronised swimming then fine, but these things get political and it will be some of the smaller sports that get exposure from being an olympic sport that they wouldn't otherwise receive that will lose out.
I think sports like Football and Cricket get crowds in but I do agree they do not fit with tradition, neither does tennis or golf. If the IOC don't want to add too many more than fair enough, I do believe the Olympics has to stay with tradition to a certain extent, athletics,swimming etc are the main focus.
my journalist pal had to study the remaining brits and come up with a medal tally today, he just emailed me his predictions: athletics - 1 gold, 2 bronze (farah gold, grabartz and greene bronze) boxing - 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze (joshua gold, stalker silver, campbell and agogo bronze) canoe - 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (didn't mention names) bmx - 1 silver (reade) mountain bike - 1 bronze (no name) track cycling - 2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze - hoy and either kenny/pendleton, kenny/pendleton, trott equestrian - 1 silver, 2 bronzes - dressage/jumping gymnastics - 1 bronze - tweddle hockey - 1 bronze - mens hockey sailing - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze - not sure, but based on current leaders swimming open water - 1 silver - keri ann payne taekwando - 1 bronze - stevenson traithlon - 1 gold, 1 silver - brownlee brothers
obviously he's no psychic, just posted this as an indication as to what medal contending Brits are left. He predicts another six to make 22 golds, but I think we can make it to 25, some of them silvers certainly capable of gold plus could be some fantastic shocks like Rutherford.
The problem with admitting more sports into the Olympics is that the IOC don't want to expand the total number of medals that theu hand out, so some sports would have to lose a medal competition. If that means getting rid of say rhythmic gymnastics or synchronised swimming then fine, but these things get political and it will be some of the smaller sports that get exposure from being an olympic sport that they wouldn't otherwise receive that will lose out.
Cut the number of swimming events, there's a silly amount of medals available there!
I think sports like Football and Cricket get crowds in but I do agree they do not fit with tradition, neither does tennis or golf. If the IOC don't want to add too many more than fair enough, I do believe the Olympics has to stay with tradition to a certain extent, athletics,swimming etc are the main focus.
Regarding tennis, it was at the first modern Olympics in 1896 and then at every Olympics until 1924. Certainly some tradition.
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South Africa
Colombia
El Salvador
Jamaica
are the red hot favourites should the event be accepted.
Rugby 7's beat baseball, roller sports, and squash to be included in Rio.
Kitesurfing, beach soccer (I think?) and Golf are the other new sports for Rio.
At least not those with a vote on the IOC.
Agree current format football should be cut, though the 3/4 million+ (a guesstimate?) or so spectators to the football games this year might argue, as would the national football associations!
Personally I think Cricket, Rugby and Golf would be bad for the Olympics, there should be more sports like netball, squash and karate
Cricket
Football
Tennis
Golf
A big big no no
athletics - 1 gold, 2 bronze (farah gold, grabartz and greene bronze)
boxing - 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze (joshua gold, stalker silver, campbell and agogo bronze)
canoe - 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (didn't mention names)
bmx - 1 silver (reade)
mountain bike - 1 bronze (no name)
track cycling - 2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze - hoy and either kenny/pendleton, kenny/pendleton, trott
equestrian - 1 silver, 2 bronzes - dressage/jumping
gymnastics - 1 bronze - tweddle
hockey - 1 bronze - mens hockey
sailing - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze - not sure, but based on current leaders
swimming open water - 1 silver - keri ann payne
taekwando - 1 bronze - stevenson
traithlon - 1 gold, 1 silver - brownlee brothers
obviously he's no psychic, just posted this as an indication as to what medal contending Brits are left. He predicts another six to make 22 golds, but I think we can make it to 25, some of them silvers certainly capable of gold plus could be some fantastic shocks like Rutherford.
Although Murray could be standing in front of a different flag, singing a different anthem by then.