Over last 2700 years, the games have removed pelota, pankration - where combatants to beat each other until one surrendered or died, Tug of war (1900-1920), Live pigeon shooting (1900), the Mule&cart race event, Nero's big idea (approximately AD 65) of a team of 10 horse chariaot race, the four horses team chariot race, but we continue with the Modern pentathlon, Baseball, and new this year are Women's wrestling, Women's sabre, and waiting for next time maybe are the recognized as "sports" by IOC dancesport (Ballroom dancing), the card game Bridge, and bowling.
http://www.calendarlive.com/cl-et-miller14aug14,0,1151539.story Carrying a torch for korfball?
All manner of offbeat Olympic sports get their due -- and don'ts.
By Martin Miller
Times Staff Writer
Aug 14 2004
Could korfball become an Olympic sport? Don't bet against it.
You've probably never heard of korfball, which sounds like a game for muppets or Alf. (Actually, it's a team sport played by men and women that loosely resembles basketball.) As surprising at it may sound to Americans, the activity has been officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a "sport." But it's not included in the Summer Games — yet.
After all, in 2000, trampoline and synchronized platform diving were welcomed into the Olympic clubhouse. So the day may come when a band of gritty Dutchmen or Belgians (they are the perennial powerhouses) makes it to korfball heaven by winning an Olympic medal.<snip>
While ancient Olympics held steady at roughly 14 events for more than a thousand years, the modern Olympics have been expanding at a rapid pace, particularly in the last few decades. At the Montreal Games in 1976, there were 198 medal events, but today, thanks to recent newcomers such as mountain biking and the women's hammer throw, there are around 300.<snip>
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