# Olympic Sports That Nobody watches?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-that-nobody-watches/457478>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 23, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-that-nobody-watches/457478 "2008-07-23T13:52:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alive_At_Both_Ends)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-that-nobody-watches/457478/61 "2008-07-25T15:26:22Z")

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[QUOTE=runner pat]  
The Long Jump _is_ one-legged. 😉  
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Try doing the run-up with only one leg. 😉

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-that-nobody-watches/457478/62 "2008-07-25T18:04:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Alive At Both Ends]  
Try doing the run-up with only one leg. 😉  
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You do. Just alternate. 😃😃😃

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-that-nobody-watches/457478/63 "2008-07-25T18:26:28Z")

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[QUOTE=Cheesesteak]  
BTW, I went to [NBCOlympics](http://www.nbcolympics.com/) and checked out their TV listings… yep, not a thing scheduled for Judo. This is such bullshit, I think if you’re going to have exclusive rights to cover the Olympics, and have hundreds of hours set aside for broadcast, you should have to schedule at least one half hour per sport.  
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That utterly sucks. Nearly a week solid of beach volleyball, not one second of Judo. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![T\_SQUARE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-that-nobody-watches/457478/64 "2008-07-28T21:51:34Z")

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Can one watch some coverage on the internets this time around? I’d really like to watch the shotgun sports, as well as ping pong, but I doubt that’s going to happen on the networks.

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-sports-that-nobody-watches/457478/65 "2008-07-28T22:49:02Z")

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[QUOTE=T\_SQUARE]  
Can one watch some coverage on the internets this time around? I’d really like to watch the shotgun sports, as well as ping pong, but I doubt that’s going to happen on the networks.  
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If any network in the world happens to be showing any of the less popular sports, (and someone, somewhere will be) then I can pretty much guarantee that you’ll be able to watch it live via a decent broadband connection. It might not have an English commentary, and the forum rules here preclude any further information.

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