XXX Summer Olympiad

Strangler Lewis · 08-01-2012, 10:42 AM

Hmm. There was some way in which Spitz's achievement was supposedly purer and better than Phelps's. Maybe it's just that he's a Jew. Which is plenty.

As for events to be cut, swimming is questionable television at best with the competitors being underwater with their faces hidden. I could happily get rid of relays as I don't think the touch and dive is nearly as dramatic as the baton pass in track. I could probably also get rid of the 200 in both swimming and running. I would keep all the strokes and maybe bring back the side stroke so my mother could compete.

Weight classes in the fighting sports and weight lifting are classic and must be kept. Medals for John Tate and Tyrell Biggs but not for Sugar Ray Leonard and Oscar De La Hoya? Or Cassius Clay, who fought as a light heavyweight? I don't think so. As for weight lifting, while I grew up on Vasily Alexeyev, the lower weight classes lift a higher percentage of their body weight than the super heavyweights, so you could just as easily make an argument for getting rid of the fat guys on the theory that they actually achieve less.

08-01-2012, 10:42 AM	#18
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Hmm. There was some way in which Spitz's achievement was supposedly purer and better than Phelps's. Maybe it's just that he's a Jew. Which is plenty. As for events to be cut, swimming is questionable television at best with the competitors being underwater with their faces hidden. I could happily get rid of relays as I don't think the touch and dive is nearly as dramatic as the baton pass in track. I could probably also get rid of the 200 in both swimming and running. I would keep all the strokes and maybe bring back the side stroke so my mother could compete. Weight classes in the fighting sports and weight lifting are classic and must be kept. Medals for John Tate and Tyrell Biggs but not for Sugar Ray Leonard and Oscar De La Hoya? Or Cassius Clay, who fought as a light heavyweight? I don't think so. As for weight lifting, while I grew up on Vasily Alexeyev, the lower weight classes lift a higher percentage of their body weight than the super heavyweights, so you could just as easily make an argument for getting rid of the fat guys on the theory that they actually achieve less. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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