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What Is Your Favorite Ancient Olympic Game?
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Bring it back (Score:5, Interesting)
Modern day Chariot Racing exists . . . (Score:5, Interesting)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_wagon_racing [wikipedia.org]
Y'all no never been up north, to the Calgary Stampede . . . ?
Modern day Chariot Racing exists... almost. (Score:2, Interesting)
That is not chariot racing. Chuckwagon racing stands to Chariot racing as Truck racing stands to Formula 1. It's got too many wheels, the vehicle is too heavy and/or not enough power.
I am not saying it's not impressive... it's just not the same thing.
Anyway, bring on the hydras.
Re:Bring it back (Score:5, Interesting)
Hoplite race (Score:4, Interesting)
That is, guys done up in full bronze armor running as fast as they can.
More useful than you'd think, considering the amount of warfare between the ancient Greek city states.
Tug of War (Score:5, Interesting)
Not an ancient Olympic Game, but from 1900 until 1920 Tug of War was an official event. That seems like a fun event I'd like to see return.
Re:Bring it back (Score:4, Interesting)
The modern Olympics used to have an art category [theatlantic.com] but most artists don't really go in for head to head competition. You can always start up an international poetry slam governance organization and petition for inclusion [olympic.org] in some future Olympics.
Re:enough already (Score:5, Interesting)
What kills me is that NBC's coverage here in the US is so fucking heavy on family. Okay, I get it, the gymnast's mom supports him. I understand that the swimmer has a fiance, great.
I don't really fucking care about their families, I just want to watch them compete, and I want to watch everyone else compete, not just a 3 hour long condensing of the American athletes with those God Damned family stories peppered in for human interest.
I honestly believe that Proctor and Gamble are forcing the little stories, because everyone knows that they're a family company, or some other bullshit.
Either way, I agree with you. It's less about the competition among world-class amateur athletes, and the spirit of camaraderie through competition, and more of a dick swinging contest. Just like everything else, it's managed to become a competition that money and power can purchase. Fuck it.