# What sport would you like to see added to the Olympics?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** olympic-sports-track\
**Created:** [August 2, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-like-to-see-added-to-the-olympics/947901 "2021-08-02T22:08:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-like-to-see-added-to-the-olympics/947901/161 "2023-10-18T21:47:03Z")

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The limit now is on the total number of athletes - I think it’s 10,500.

The plan was for one or more of boxing, weightlifting, and modern pentathlon to be removed in 2028. Recent reports say that weightlifting and modern pentathlon, with horse jumping replaced by Ninja-er, uh, Obstacle Coursing (although I wouldn’t be surprised if the NBC broadcasts calls it a Ninja course, complete with Matt & Akbar doing the commentary) will remain, but a decision may not have been made yet on boxing.

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-like-to-see-added-to-the-olympics/947901/162 "2023-10-18T22:19:07Z")

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Yeah, boxing seems to be too corrupt even for the IOC… 🙄

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-like-to-see-added-to-the-olympics/947901/163 "2023-10-19T15:00:53Z")

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Still no snowmobile jousting though. I mean come on, this is 2023.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-would-you-like-to-see-added-to-the-olympics/947901/164 "2023-10-22T01:51:38Z")

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Snowmobile jousting would be a _Winter_ Olympic sport.

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