nice try though! kind of.
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Disc Golf in the Olympics?
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nice try though! kind of.
Haha, not sure if you meant to be ironic with your grammer. I agree, please fix up the grammer. I signed and think dg in the olympics would be sweet!
JILF
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This petition is a complete embarrassment to the sport.
Nothing says "I want to advocate for my cause but not do any actual legwork that might possibly make it happen" quite like an online petition. They are the ultimate expression of slacktivism. Do the retards who start these things actually think they lead to anything?
I'd rather sign an actual petition to ban online petitions than sign that.
I'd rather sign an actual petition to ban online petitions than sign that.
I doubt it will happen until more nations show an interest in the sport. The IOC wont accept sports that aren't played in a good amount of nations, and they definitely don't like adding sports that Americans have a ridiculous advantage at. I would focus on making the sport more popular in more countries before trying to get it into the Olympics.
Sloan
Birdie Member
i wonder how long it would stay in the olympics with all the drug test failures.
"And up to tee off, from Amer-(sniff), judges, I think we have a DQ here!"
VictorB
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hooray for online petitions.
I won't sign it because DG has lots of other things to worry about before becoming an olympic sport. Heck, most of the countries in the olympics probably don't have a single course there.
I won't sign it because DG has lots of other things to worry about before becoming an olympic sport. Heck, most of the countries in the olympics probably don't have a single course there.
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1. there isn't enough time to get it added for 2012.
2. while it will eventually make a great addition to the olympics, it needs to be played heavily by other major countries and minor countries across the globe. i don't even play in open divisions but would make the olympic roster of china, russia, jamaica, korea, etc. etc. etc. until the sport is big in many other countries (and it's debatable whether or not it's big in US right now) DG has no shot.
I may be wrong, but didn't the IOC get rid of softball and baseball because they were not popular across the globe, and due to the US dominance in softball.
Disc Golf needs to just concentrate on expansion. It is expanding rapidly in the US, but we need many more courses across europe, south america, the carribean, etc. before DG can evenly be considered for inclusion.
In regards to a petition that would have any shot, it would need to come from the PDGA.
2. while it will eventually make a great addition to the olympics, it needs to be played heavily by other major countries and minor countries across the globe. i don't even play in open divisions but would make the olympic roster of china, russia, jamaica, korea, etc. etc. etc. until the sport is big in many other countries (and it's debatable whether or not it's big in US right now) DG has no shot.
I may be wrong, but didn't the IOC get rid of softball and baseball because they were not popular across the globe, and due to the US dominance in softball.
Disc Golf needs to just concentrate on expansion. It is expanding rapidly in the US, but we need many more courses across europe, south america, the carribean, etc. before DG can evenly be considered for inclusion.
In regards to a petition that would have any shot, it would need to come from the PDGA.
Cgkdisc
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Olympics 2028 at the earliest. A sport has to be played in over 50 countries before it's even considered. We're currently at about 22 countries with at least one PDGA member, and in some of those countries, it's exactly one or two members.
They're ironic too.are you ironik
It'll never happen, even the X Games wouldn't have this sport.
Who needs the Olympics anyway? They have Ice Dancing and Diving.:thmbdown:
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The main reason I would want it in the Olympics is because it would have excellent coverage. I'd love to see the worlds best on NBC with cameras set up in multiple positions. I'm not a ball golf fan, but I did watch the masters in HD and having that for DG would be insane
I could see Ultimate hitting the Olympics way before DG and I'm not holding my breath for Ultimate.
Cgkdisc
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It's already happened. Disc Golf and Ultimate were in the 2001 World Games and drug testing was involved. The U.S. won disc golf against five other countries. They'll next be held in 2013.
http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/vsit...44-16970-18120-4796-12930-custom-item,00.html
Vegan Ray
Banned
World Games <> Olympic Games
Cgkdisc
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World Games > X Games
Vegan Ray
Banned
Debatable (at best)
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