Sport Climbing Considered for 2020 Olympic Games
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What are everyones thoughts on this? Do you think that sport climbing should be an olympic sport? Will the inevitable rise in popularity be a good thing for climbing as a whole? Or will the initial influx of gumbies trash our crags? |
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lame |
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Not a good representation of the sport. I'd imagine this is plastic pulling and no actual rock will be included. We can only hope the French will bring colorful lycra body suits to keep the cool factor high. Personally, I'd vote in wushu before climbing. It's like climbing, but the climbers hit each other. |
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Boooooooooring. |
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I think inclusion as an olympic sport will be good for gyms and will also draw out more mutant children to climb things previously thought impossible. like probably stuff on the moon. It will also result in more people searching the interwebs to ask climbing questions, more bowl cuts, speed-buckles and rack questions and then there's what we're really all hoping for: that climbing in the olympics will open the door for a real sport: rappelling. or repelling. whatever. |
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I don't know, I would watch it if it became an Olympic sport. Plastic comps are their own deal. Not rock climbing, but neither is fencing without a sword that can actually kill your opponent. Why not? |
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Such a question was answered on rc.com a while ago and I think, (based on the cut and past below) that aid climbing will be the next big Olympic sport |
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Jeff J wrote:"Reporter A: When we get back from commercial, we'll cut to some pot smoke rising out of Team America's portaledge as day 14 of aid climbing continues."Day 15 - Team America disqualified for using PEDs. As to the OP, I believe climbing was in the first X-Games and was a complete flop, just not enough action. Speed climbing might have been the most viewed event, but let's be honest, speed climbing is just lame. But that was what, 15 years ago? Maybe there is enough interest now . . . |
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That rc.com post is one of the most hilarious things I have read on here...thanks Jeff. |
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If they just combined it with the javelin throw |