Following the Olympics: Is break dancing really a sport?
Sports worth watching and sports worth taking a nap
As a longtime sports fan, I'm trying to watch the Olympics, but extremely disappointed that pickleball has not been included in this year's long and varied program.
Maybe the organizers were afraid that all the noise that pickleball generates would disturb the athletes in those sports that require deep concentration, like break dancing.
Yes, break dancing, though the title has now officially been reduced to simply "breaking."
Its advocates claim it is extremely difficult. No doubt. I get dizzy just watching, but I marvel at the athleticism on display. I might not consider it a "sport" in the traditional sense, but the participants are "athletes" for sure.
Hitting a baseball aimed at your temple while traveling 100 miles per hour is difficult, too, but "Ball Batting" is not yet an Olympic event.
They may as well add "Backward Uphill Bicycle Racing," if they're looking for things that are difficult to do.
Heck, "Getting Teenager to Wash Dishes" probably qualifies on the degree of difficulty scale as well.
My problem with so many of these events is that I have trouble being a fan of any sport - no matter how difficult - that has a subjective scoring system that awards gold medals based solely on the crazy opinions of several judges who don't look like they could figure out how to open a can of sardines.