Jun 13 2008
Be sure to check out the IOC’s new publication Olympic Express . It’s geared toward children, but this kid at heart likes it too. Right now it comes out bi-weekly on Wednesday and Saturday and features one to two sports in every issue. It’s a great way to start brushing up on all the sports you see featured on TV once every four years.
Jun 13 2008
June and July really heat up because a lot of the US Olympic teams will be finalized then. This weekend judo is up to bat.
Jun 12 2008
Also competing this weekend are elite BMX cyclists in hopes of becoming Team USA’s first representatives in this sport.
New sports are always interesting to watch on the Olympic roster. I’m curious to see how well BMX will fare with the fans.
Jun 08 2008
With the popularity of “Dancing With the Stars,” ballroom dancing is once again trying to be a part of the Olympics. It’s not really ballroom dancing though–it’s DanceSport. See? It’s a sport! The Wall Street Journal has a nice article on its struggle to get recognized and see Olympic glory.
MSN Encarta discusses what makes an Olympic sport, but since there are always new ones coming down the pike, I thought I’d list what sports are trying to make the Olympic cut:
2008: No new sports , but there are additions: BMX cycling, marathon swimming, team table tennis (replacing doubles), women’s 3000M steeplechase, and in fencing women’s team foil and team sabre will replace men’s team foil and women’s team epee.
2010: Skicross will be included. It’s a newer discipline of freestyle skiing.
2012: Baseball and softball are out; squash and karate were nominees for inclusion, but they didn’t receive the majority of votes needed to be included.
