10 Events That NEED To Be Added To The Olympics
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- From extreme sports to traditional games, here are the top 10 events that should be in the Olympics. Watch to see what exciting new additions could be coming to the games! Don't forget to subscribe for more awesome content with new videos 3 times per week!
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Ultramarathon
1:18 - Half Marathon
2:11 - Standing Long Jump
3:07 - Break
3:22 - Cross Country Running
4:20 - Underwater Swimming
5:18 - Mountaineering/Ice Climbing
6:20 - Vertical High Jump
7:11 - Snow Volleyball
8:02 - The Mile
9:06 - Mixed & Relay Events
10:05 - Outro 
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Distance medley relay, sprint medley relay, mixed 4X800 relay.
All good ideas, love 'em! Distance medley especially, that would be cool
@SW-mc2zx ooh I like that too, hurdle shuttle relay
Mixed Distance Medley
I never found the distance medley relay to be very interesting, it was mostly about how well you ran the two longest legs.
Yo the DMR would actually be insane, same for SMR and 4 by 800 but the DMR is on a whole nother level. Imagine having a 2:40 300, 45 400, 1:42 800 and sub 3:50 1600. That'd be some must see TV fr
All of these make more sense than break dancing.
I think every event ever makes more sense than break dancing
what... in the world...
I prefer breakdancing to dressage
Because we live in a world where a powerful few expects everyone else to assimilate to their way.
Some said the same thing about skateboarding.
@@chimyshark Yes, I know. but it is true. Lol
I once read that there were discussions to have cross-country running in the Winter Olympics, since its season is run mostly through autumn-winter time and some events are run under snowy conditions. And the European cross-country championships are always held every December.
Interesting, that would definitely add an extra element to it!
That would actually make the inter Olympics fun to watch
This would also help as it would allow many of the runners that want to run the track 5k and 10k not have to double or give up an event, leading to the absolute best getting to run both.
Some Winter Olympics venues would be very suitable, but others are too cold and snowy for it to make sense. There has been a suggestion made a few times to have a separate Fall (or Autumn) Olympics. The idea would be to include crosscountry running, cyclocross and move mountain biking across from the Summer Games, and then add some other events that are best done outdoors but not in overly hot weather. It would make a lot of sense to put the half-marathon in here (the marathon really should be as well, but they'll never move it from the Summer Games), possibly the racewalks, the canoe slalom (an event that requires a lot of water). It would also be the ideal time of year for lacrosse and surfing to be added to the Olympics, and it would make sense for some of the indoor sports (there are about ten sports conducted indoors in an arena) to be moved over from the Summer Games so other sports can use their Olympic Village space allotments (many sports have to put on limited programs at the Olympics because of a shortage of space in the Village for all the athletes, e.g. track cycling is half the size of the World Championships with events rotating in and out of the Olympic program). The Fall Olympics could take place in the same city as the Summer Games, but be held later in the year, after the Paralympics; that would not add significantly to hosting costs (there would be no entirely new venues other than cross country and cyclocross routes, neither of which require anything more than putting up a few temporary bleachers), while it would ensure that far more events and even sports could be included.
@@lamelists I can see making cross-country a summer event, for the same reason as basketball: It's not particularly related to snow or ice. Indoor non-ice-related games tend to be included in the summer Olympics even though there's no particular reason why you can't play them in any season.
My top-3 events that should be in the Olympics are as follows:
1) Cross-country: It's a popular running discipline, it was previously in the Olympics, and the reasoning behind taking it out is obsolete. C'mon, IIRC it was taken out in roughly the same era that women's running events over 200m were taken out!
2) BEACH SOCCER: Like beach volleyball, it's a popular game played on beaches around the world, as well as its own preexisting competitions such as the Beach Soccer World Cup and the Euro Beach Soccer League. (Yes, this means the national teams already exist!) Like futsal, it's a small-sided game with more scoring action, which should make it good for TV. How is this not already in the Olympics?
3) Some form of downhill or enduro mountain biking. Skiing has both cross-country and downhill events in the Olympics; why should mountain biking only have cross-country? Seems like a huge wasted opportunity to introduce it in the 2024 Olympics, since France is the host nation of both the Megavalanche AND the Mountain of Hell. Sure it's not the safest sport out there, but it probably wouldn't even be the most dangerous sport in the Olympics. And the technical difficulty is probably more eye-popping to TV audiences than that of downhill skiing.
p.s. I'm convinced by your argument for the standing long jump, so I'll throw that one in as well. Underwater swimming is likely too dangerous due to the risk of shallow water blackout.
Downhill mountain biking
Futsal
Shuttle Hurdles relay
Mountain Triathlon (swimming, mountain biking, and trail running)
50m for Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly
25km Marathon Swimming
Cycling relays
Cyclocross
Powerlifting
Mixed 4x100m relay
Mixed 4x1500m openwater swimming relay
Wow there are some AWESOME ones on your list!
@lamelists, how about an inline road race
@@colleenross8752 That would be awesome
25k open water was dumped from world champs.
Cyclocross and dh would bring so many new opportunities when it comes to cycling, no idea why they arent included.
Here's a wild idea, dodgeball as a team event.
Not so wild to me! IOC probably is too uptight for it, but it would be a must-watch
Hell yeah
A half marathon trail run would be a nice hybrid for cross country and the half marathon.
Nice idea, mix 'em both!
How about, CROSS Fit Half Marathon - so not just a simple half-marathon, or boring steeplechase, but a distance race that requires competitors to jump, climb and crawl obstacles.
- IMO, this more mirrors life. Sometimes in emergencies, people have to get around obstacles, so we the general population can relate
- This event will test both endurance, physical strength and courage.
- This event is sufficiently different from the 26.2 mile marathon to discourage TOP marathon runners from competing
- Now it's not simply the slimmest athlete can win, it's now literally the athlete with the strongest will to win!
- One caveat, all runners will face identical challenges, but the obstacles should NOT be predictable.
No. no. no. no. cross country in is a team event and almost completely anaerobic at the pro level while the half marathon is not. this is wrong. respectfully. wrong. totally different mindsets + training. it's akin to the 800 as to the 3k steeplechase. respectfully, no. no. no. no.
Some form of bowling is the most played sport on earth so bowling should be in the Olympics
You don't need to convince me, bowling oughta be there for sure
As a Climber I don't think it's the best Idea to bring mountaineering to the Olympics, because it's quite dangerous. But I think Iceclimbing for the winter Olympics with competitions like they already exist and you showed would be a great addition to it.
Thanks, appreciate getting your perspective, ice climbing it is!
Tbf Ice climbing is a logidtical nightmare and draw a lot of viewers even from the climbing community cuz its kinda niche and its hard to set interesting routes.
@@lamelistsArizonan here, been using ai to try and visualize a fictional what if scenario of what if Phoenix hosted the 2004 Olympics instead of Athens.
@@iamarizonaball2642 Do you think it would have been better or worse?
@@lamelists better, assuming it occurred like Sydney, in September-October.
Need to see the 4x8 at some point
That would be excellent, the 800m is underappreciated so having a 4x800 would be incredible
4×200 also like swimming
@@biswajitghosh1419 Yes, such a good relay option
A relay where one starts with 100m, passed to the following person who runs the 200m, 400m, and 800m. Could honestly be a very interesting watch.
YES! I actually envisioned it in the opposite order, ending with the 100m sprint, but both would be amazing
@@lamelists on paper it looks nice, but I'm scared the race will be over after the 800m or the 400m. the 200 and 100 are too short to regain the lost ground.
@@fidru Fair point. I guess there's only 1 way to find out!
More track relays please. I think adding the distance medley relay would be gold. I would be so interesting to watch the best track athletes in the world at different distances run together. You could see the 200m, 400m and 800m champions compete in the same race. Why are we even discussing this?
Totally agree with you on the distance medley, I think someone mentioned 100, 200, 400, and 800 medley. How incredible would that be?!?
the only issue is that it is another race for people to compete in, meaning it could lead to burnout in the athletes.
@@HMOCubix Not really, the imperative by T&F federation is that teams will have to add 4 or at least 2 more NEW athletes to these Mixed Relay teams. OR They could implement a rule on the number of activities (Heats) competitors can run within a certain number of days. For instance competitors CAN'T compete in more than 3 events in (say) 5 days - including heats, and no more than (say) 3 FINALs in the O-Games (unless there are all INDIVIDUAL Final events).
Hence this nuance adds a great deal of race strategy, and UNLIKE swimming, prevents teams from loading up finals with their TOP athletes... it also prevents teams from endangering athletes by pressuring them to compete exhaustively.
The biggest problem that I see with mixed distance relays is that the positions are totally dominated by the longer legs.
Imagine a runner is 1% faster than another. 1% of 800 is 8m. Could you imagine the 200m runner then trying to make up 8m for their team?
The short distances are essentially rendered as exhibition legs, which would dramatically reduce the prestige value.
Mixed sex relays of the same distance legs, I absolutely agree with though. As the video says, it introduces a whole new layer of strategy and dynamics.
@@HMOCubix It's possible, but it could also mean that a) specialists develop in different events and they choose not to compete in others, and b) it opens to field of athletes who can make the Olympic games
I'd love to see Iron-Man triathlon make it in
The full distance, yeah that would be intense
Hope to see disc golf in the games one day
And Ultimate
Lots of frisbee-based games out there, will be interesting to see if they can cross over from past time to sport enough for the IOC folks to give them a look
Do you play
@@lamelists I feel like disc golf is getting there (just watch the Disc Golf Pro Tour on Jomez); I feel like it's going to take some more time for it to be added to the Olympics, but I won't be surprised if it is at some point in the distant future.
The problem with an ultra marathon and half marathon, who would run it? The marathon runners? They are WAY too exhausted and dead from the marathon. Running a marathon is a lot more taxing than a 5K or 10K and the runners would not want to do a marathon and another event.
A few folks have brought that up, but I could still see it potentially working for a few reasons:
1) If you did the half on the first day of the games and did the marathon on the last day, that would give a 10-14 day break which could be enough for recovery for those who want to do the double
2) Athletes could just choose NOT to compete in both, no different that an athlete in any other athletics event (ie. some do the 100m and 200m double, some choose one or the other)
3) There are plenty of specialist half marathon runners in the world who already make it their preferred discipline, so not only would it give these folks a chance to shine but it could create a whole new generation of half marathon specialists
@@lamelists 10-14 days is not enough for such a long race. There’s a reason Kipchoge only does about one a year
Also most people only do just the 100 or 200 because they aren’t good enough for the other lol
@@q12aw50 LOL I can get that, those are very different events. But I think the same concept would apply to the half marathon and full marathon, folks would specialize in time, it just wouldn't happen overnight
Need to see the 4x200 in the olympics.
I think that's probably the most common suggestion by viewers.... if anyone from the IOC is reading this, MAKE IT HAPPEN!
100% agree on the mile, that would be so much fun.
tbh, I wouldnt mind any event being added, the thing I enjoy the most is watching people who have spent so much blood, sweat and tears finally achieve their goal and it just tears me up every time watching them.
Totally. The women's high jump record got broken today by a brilliant Ukrainian athlete, go watch her reaction when you get a second if you need a dopamine hit
@@lamelists Yeah I saw that, its so amazing. I remember watching Kajsa Berhqvist do the 2.08 indoors. Somethings about high jump is just so special, is so rare those records get broken.
1500 is an event no?
I’d like to see a two person relay, in which each runner runs 200 meters, whether mixed genders or not.
That could be interesting, basically allows a country to use their 200m specialists but introduces the handoff as a complexity
There has also been obstacle races in the water included as a medal event over 200 metres at the 1900 Paris Games.
Yeah, now that is something I could get behind coming back. Too much of the swimming is done indoors IMHO, open water swimming events are already gaining steam (see the 10km swim event as an example) so something with an obstacle course could be fun
I've long advocated for bowling to be in the Olympics with how much international presence it has.
Totally, makes perfect sense to me, it checks pretty much every box the IOC says matters
This was such a professional video
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Very high quality video. Was surprised to see just 1k subs
Thank you! Subs have been increasing pretty quick lately, hopefully it continues!
I would include polo and Traditional "roller hockey" (also called rink hockey, quad hockey, and hardball hockey).
Polo for sure, if they are willing to have equestrian then why not the far more interesting horse event. And roller hockey would be amazing, it actually makes little sense it's included when you realize there is ice hockey and field hockey already in
Cross Country was held in Antwerp In 1920 and not many finished due to the hot weather. I don't know if thats why it was never repeated.
Yep, that was one of the big drivers of it coming out, but it seems like a silly reason to drop it and an even sillier reason to not bring it back. It would be an awesome event!
@@lamelists Big argument in favor of bringing it back: The reasoning behind removing cross-country from the Olympics was the same as the reasoning behind removing women's track events over 200m in length. This reasoning has been shown to be obsolete.
They have also had diving for depth as a medal event at no joke the St Louis games. I'm amazed hunt the thimble and hopscotch weren't medal events there!
Diving for depth could actually be kinda interesting, not gonna lie. But those early Olympics were wild, St Louis especially
Free diving is such a dangerous sport that I doubt they’d integrate it. The Olympics has had very few deaths and I could see the Olympic committee being too nervous of potential deaths from it
@@colesmith7509 And that's probably a good thing at the end of the day
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Thank you, I've been trying to get better with each video so I'm glad it's showing up in the final effort. Just crossed 1,000 subscribers this weekend, I'm hoping you're right and there's lots more to come in the future. Thanks for checking me out!
Relay events - Mix em up! have a 4x(100, 200, 400, 800) or maybe just 3x (100, 200, and 400).
Winter Olympics - My biggest want for so many years is Crashed Ice. That would be so much fun.
Crashed ice would be WILD. And if the IOC really wants to appeal to a younger generation at the winter Olympics, that would do it!
Khabadi , compound archery and Cricket should add in Olympic 💯🌍🙏
Cricket is on its way fortunately!
As someone who does Co-Ed ultimate frisbee, I think that would be a fun team mixed sport to add to the Olympics, it’s a relatively fast game especially if it’s indoor and it would bring a lot more recognition to the sport
Ultimate Frisbee is one that I could see people dismissing, but in reality it checks a ton of the boxes that the IOC claims to care about. I could see it getting into the games in the future if it achieves a critical global mass
I think we should bring back obstacle swimming or add obstacles to events that don’t have obstacles, I’m talking out the rowing on at the same time in the same location as the 10km swimmining, enjoy dodging those fun obstacles 😈
LOL now THAT is an obstacle course!
There’s a reason only one country in the world has a championship for the standing long jump . . .
And it happens to be one of the most stable, secure, financially independent, and happy nations on Earth. Coincidence?
@@lamelists😂😂😂
The standing long jump was also accompanied by the standing triple and standing high jumps. So pretty sure they were all replaced with their running variations which provide way more excitement
And I totally can see how folks would consider these boring AF from a spectator perspective
Ice climbing is possible coming in the 2030 winter olympics
As it should be!
Here is an obvious choice: pickleball
Growing in popularity, popular with both men and women, becoming more globally accepted... checks a lot of the boxes!
Karate need return to Olympics
Absolutely, with all the other martial arts in there, it's insane karate is excluded
200m hurdles or 4x200 because i be confused why does it go to 110/100h to 400h. That the same with relay
200m hurdles would be a fun one, I'm not expert but that short change in distance could make a world of difference
No. 200m hurdles is the same as the 409 just cut in half, and if another hurdles event is to be added it can’t just be a copy
@@q12aw50 that like saying 200 is a copy of 400 because its half
@@Rubiconlnd no it’s nothing at all. 200m hurdles is literally a copy because the hurdles don’t even change. You’d have the exact same 3 people on top.
they do have to be careful with mixed relays, because if the distance is too short, the speed difference is really big, and you don’t want 100m sprinters just full on running into each other. I think a good relay event to add is the 400x300x200x100 race
That's a fair point, obviously they'd have to be pretty careful in thinking through any new events. But I like your idea of a 400x300x200x100 race, there's gotta be a way to make that happen on a track
Bring back Tug-o'-war!!
Absolutely!
All the mixed and relay events; my favorite meets in High School were the Relay Invitationals; 4x100, 4x200, 4x300, 4x400, 4x800, 4x1600; 600 medley (100x2/200x2), 800 medley (100x2, 200x1, 400x1) - I'm sure I'm missing some, been a long time.
The relays and medleys are a popular choice amongst viewers it seems. I really think the IOC is missing out on something potentially huge by not moving into these options ASAP
@@lamelists Whereas Michael Phelps gets 8 golds cuz he can swim backwards, sideways, upside down and inside out in the same multiple distances and relays...
Love the file vision of the Melbourne Marathon in this video
Then I hope you liked other parts of the video too!
Krispy Kreme Challenge, Triathlon (with Kayaking in place of Swimming for dirty rivers).
I hadn't thought of kayaking as a substitute, but that's an interesting one! Sounds like Paris 2024 might have needed that, though they still have a couple weeks to clean up the Seine
@@lamelists fun fact, the original triathlon featured Canoeing, Cycling and Running.
I never thought of it but yeah, a half-Mary seems like a no brainer to me and I’m surprised it isn’t in the current program.
Likewise cross-country and finswimming absolutely need to be in the program as well!
Finswimming, now that's one I hadn't thought of myself. Good one!
Would ringette be a good sport for olympics? I have a feeling it would be a good add to the winter olympics and its not very popular so it would help to make it more popular.
You know, I think you're the first person to bring up ringette, but it would be good indeed! I know it's pretty popular here in Canada as a women's sport, what about elsewhere?
@lamelists From Ringette Canada's channel, the countries present in the World Championships are Canada, USA, France, Sweden and Finland, at least from what I remember but if it was to become an Olympic sport, it would definitely open the doors for some other countries probably like the UK, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and other northern Europe countries.
@@briannathibault3647 Interesting. Ringette is one I could definitely get behind, love that sport!
A Biathle which is a 1500 m run - 200 m swim - 1500 m run and bears a close resemblance to an aquathlon.
Very cool, that would be fun!
I have a sport that is very entertaining if it is played in Olympics and doesn't need any of the expensive equipments.Its called Kabaddi and its a team sport.Many countries play it but it's dominant in Asia.
A few folks have brough up Kabaddi, looks like a great sport. Yeah not very popular outside of Asia, but hopefully that changes!
would love to see tumbling (for reference, see 2022 Men's Final Tumbling - World Championships Sofia, Bulgaria), cheerleading, futsal, and roller skating. i strongly agree on the snow volleyball.
Those are some good ones too! A few people have brought up futsal especially, that's super popular
If they added half marathon and it was held during week 1, would the same runners that are competitive in it also be the top marathoners on the final day (similar to how 100m and 200m finalists have high overlap)? Or is it too grueling resulting in runners choosing only one event and not trying to double half and full?
Interesting question, I'm guessing that if there was enough distance between the races then folks could do both if they chose? If they were back to back days I'm guessing not but if it was opening and closing days of the Olympics that seems like enough recovery time to me
Weirdly enough, the half is almost a specialty event. The last clean WR holder, Geoffrey Kamworer, has struggled at the full marathon. Zirsenay Tedese also fell into the specialist category. Would love to see the half
Synchronized skating not being an olympic event breaks my heart. Such an amazing spectator sport.
Yeah it's a weird one to be excluded, it makes a ton of sense
There is a mixed relay event in the Paralympics. It's called the Universal Relay. It calls for one athlete from each disability class, on blind/visually impaired, running with or without a guide, one limb difference(a.k.a. amputee), one coordination disability(mild forms of cerebral palsy, MS, etc.), and finally, a wheelchair athlete. There also has to be two women, and two men on each team.
I love it! I'm actually writing some scripts for paralympic videos as we speak, they'll be coming out once the paralympic games are on!
@@lamelists good to know!!! They are athletes as amazing, and awesome as their abled counterparts in the Olympics!!! They deserve a lot of the same attention the Olympic athletes get. Incidentally, one of the greatest dynasties in sports is the US Men's Ice Sled Hockey team in the Winter Paralympics, they have won four straight gold medals!!
You should have added the 4×200m and the 4×800m in track & field. Those are both events in State hs meets.
Quite a few folks have brought those relays up in the comments, sounds like a great idea
Mixed 4*100m would be fun to watch
Pretty much any relay with mixed as the variant would be good, wouldn't it!
They should add street racing
Running street racing or vehicle street racing? Cuz I could see both lol
@@lamelists It could be both lol
@@afroxbuu2447 Now THAT would be a biathlon to watch lol
The Standing Long Jump and vertical High Jump were included as a one and done deal at the say it again the 1904 St Louis games you know the one where about 99 per cent of the participants came from North America and some events were literal inter club events as against country!
Such an insane event in St. Louis! I actually did a video on the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, check it out if you haven't seen it already, I'd love your thoughts
ruclips.net/video/H48ZMX7mdB0/видео.html
1500m relay is what I want in the Olympics. 100, 200, and 400 are passed off in individual lanes then cut ins for the 800 pass off and finish.
Great minds think alike, I actually have a viewer's choice video coming out in a week or two which is a collection of all the best suggestions from the comments. And that one is getting a mention!
Orienteering. Basically a time trial, waypoint race, with different potential routes between waypoints. The athletes are given a map, but can't look at it, or know the course until they start their race.
A few folks have brought that one up, a good one for sure!
Juggling in the Olympics - A Perfect Sport
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1. Physical demands: Juggling requires the use of the entire body, from the hands, arms, shoulders, and back to the legs and core muscles for stability. It requires strength, flexibility, and endurance. Jugglers must maintain their focus, accuracy and concentration for extended periods of time, which is physically and mentally exhausting.
2. Competitive aspect: Juggling competitions have been held for over 75 years, with participants competing in categories such as endurance, freestyle, and full routine programs. There are established rules and regulations for juggling competitions, making it a viable sport for Olympic consideration.
3. Cultural significance: Juggling has been a part of many cultures throughout history. It has been used in performance, entertainment, and even as a form of therapy. Juggling can be found in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, medieval art, and in modern-day street performances. Its inclusion in the Olympics would recognize and celebrate its cultural significance.
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6. Juggling improves reaction time, speed, accuracy and proprioception. It is an excellent cross training exercise that can also be used to improve these elements in other sports.
Thank you for the detailed response! I hadn't considered juggling... my guess is the IOC people won't take it seriously, but you make some good points!
As a Swede, sports like Floorball and Orientering are huge here (although I'm not a fan of them really). Both are mostly european, and for some reason Sweden, Finland and Switerzland are dominating them. Should be easy to implement.
Btw, 4x400 mixed relay is in the European championship. Should be easy to have mixed relays in swimming too.
A few folks have brought up Orienteering. I hadn't really heard much about it before these comments but it looks interesting!
As a Basque Country citizen, I would love to see "Eskupilota" (basque handball) or "palas" on the olympic games. I think they only have been at Barcelona 92
I had another individual bring up palas in a previous comment, sounds like a great sport!
What about orienteering. I know it is a very different sport from the ones already in the olympics, but it is a growing sport and could be interesting to watch.
If it by any chance made it to the olympics it would make the (very fun) sport bigger.
Great vid btw. Keep it up😎
Orienteering was actually brought up by another viewer, so it's not without it's fans! It's probably not near the critical mass needed, but one to keep an eye on for sure
And I appreciate the compliment, thank you!
Definitely in favor of adding more relay races in track. I also think they should do team scoring in track like interscholastic in high school level.
Yes, a few other folks brought up the team scoring, I think that's a great idea and gymnastics already does something similar
I like the mile, but there's no way it'll be in if the 1500m is there. Which race would competitors run in? Many athletes already find it difficult to double-up events during the 10 days of the athletics.
Yeah I agree, which is what makes it such a shame because the mile checks pretty much every box that the IOC claims to care about
Love these ideas. I think there should be a team decathlon/heptathlon maybe. Or even better have a team component of swimming or track kinda like they do NCAA to have overall country winners based on points earned for placements.
Glad you like my ideas, and for what it's worth the comments section is loaded with even more great ideas. The power of the internet at play!
High Diving
5k, 25k and 4x1250m relay open water swimming
Artistic Swimming Acrobatic Group
Double Mini Trampoline
Synchronized Trampoline
Tumbling
Mountain running
Synchronized Skating (it's figure skating but with 12-20 skaters)
Finswimming (which has underwater swimming disciplines btw)
Lifesaving Pool&Beach Disciplines
(Both are technically their own sports but fall under the "swimming" category)
Vaulting (it's kinda gymnastics but on a horse going in a circle)
Acrobatic Gymnastics
Aerobic Gymnastics
(Again own sports but under the "gymnastics" term)
Field Archery
Beach Handball
4x200m Track Relay
So many good ones in there! Wanna make a part 2 video for me? 🤣
Would love to see rugby union, as well as rugby 7s, such an interesting sport to watch imo
Rugby 7's is coming fortunately!
2:15 i go to this high school where did u get the footage??
HA no kidding! Just pulled random clips from the internet wherever I could find them
I love the idea of adding the half marathon and the 100km.
Half marathons have never been more popular and it would really draw viewers in.
I also like the standing long jump idea. Kill that goofy triple jump and bring this in!
Yeah honestly, that was why I led with those running ones in this video. It blows my mind that these aren't in the Games already, they're so universally popular and becoming more so. Plus even the runners have brought up the desire to have the half marathon in the Olympics, so I'd love to know what's holding it back
triple jump is the best event ever shut up
I think the half marathon isnt in because all really good half marathon runners will run in the marathon anyways so the half will probably not see much of the world elite compete because they wont be able to do a half and full marathon in the runtime of the olympics
@@protaytoeguy3133 Someone else suggested the half marathon on the first day of the games and the marathon stays on the last day. Do you think that is enough recovery time?
sort of niche sport but would love to see orienteering at the olympics. in this sport a series of control stations are placed in a large open area, normally a forest, though the sprint distance usually takes place in a city environment, which the competitors then with the aid of a map and a compass have to pass in order as fast as possible. it involves an interesting combination of endurance and problem solving and, well, orienteering, as well as balancing these aspects, that makes for quite exciting competition in cool environments.
That's an interesting one, I'd never heard of it myself. Having that sort of logic-based problem solving aspect is not really up the Olympics traditional alley, but hey it sounds like fun to me. If not at the Olympics, that should be more popular as a start
Things I did not expect: Aaron Gordon to show up in the NBA Combine clip.
I'd also love to see the inline version of speed skating for the summer olympics. We have the winter event, but why not the one on wheels?
Great idea on inline skating, makes sense as you say vis-a-vis the Winter version being in the games already
There is a mixed relay in swimming in Paris. The mixed 4x100 medley relay. I think there should be mixed 4x100 & 4x200 freestyle relays. Also in athletics mixed 4x100 & 4x400 mixed relays like they do in the world championships.
There are lots of great options for the mixed and relay events, the possibilities are endless!
For the mixed relays, in swimming alone they should add a mixed 4x100m free and 4x200m free to match the mens and womens relays, as well as the open water mixed 4x1500m event which has been introduced at world champs recently. Alongside that, I think athletics should introduce a mixed 4x100m relay.
Nice ideas! Between swimming and athletics, there are some really awesome possibilities, I hope they expand the mixed formats in the future
@lamelists easy to add these without adding more athletes
The challenge of a mixed 4x100 in track and field is the hand off...the speed a male athlete carries into the exchange is completely different from female athletes...big risk for injuries
I may have commented on this under another video, where I saw a link to this... 10,000 meters in Women's Speed Skating. The world record is now faster than Eric Heiden's time in 1980.
Amazing. Weird that they don't already have that in the games as a format?!
I go for tracks 4x100 mixed relay, 4x400 mixed relay the half marathon and mixed relays in swimming for 2028 LA Games and some you have mentioned I hope they will be added in 2032 games and so on.
Glad we agree on a few, nice!
We NEED the snow volleyball! That is so fun! Another variation is water volleyball where you have a court about 1/2 a foot under water and out side the court is like 5 feet deep! (Extort a part where you serve) It would be so fun to see in the summer Olympics! I would enjoy playing it too!!🧡
I think I've seen that water variation somewhere on social media, it looks like a ton of fun!
Darts should be there. A sport for elite athletes that is so exciting.
In all seriousness, archery is there so why not.
100% agree! I did a separate video where I called out that darts should be there and actually used the same analogy. Archery is literally darts with technology, it's actually weird that the non-tech version isn't in the games instead
The mile shouldnt be in the Olympics because noone ever outside of the US ran one.
Source: Ran track my entire childhood and participated in national championchip in 400m/800m in Europe.
People outside of the USA absolutely ran the mile, though perhaps not as competitively as say the 1500m. I seem to remember a dude named Roger Bannister in England running a mile really quickly....
@@lamelists Yes, but it is never trained or thought of as a mile. It is always training for 1500m.
The mile has absolutely no meaning for most athletes I know, and the 4 min mile even less.
Also idk about the UK, they use weird measurements as well, so a mile could be something they care about as well.
@@RB-xc9wg Well of course it's never trained for, it's not an event right now to compete in so by definition no one trains for it. That's circular reasoning.
But at the end of the day, we can agree to disagree as I totally understand your perspective, especially given your background in running. Kudos on your successes there btw!
Sports and military also use the 3km run to measure fitness in most places.
@@d0419l-l2j I saw 1500 and 5k being used for military as well. Sports is heavily dependant on the specific sport/event on what they actually use. But I have never seen a mile used anywhere.
Oh wow, Craig Mottram! Haven’t seen that name for a long time.
Much love to Australia!
i'd love to see beach tennis one day!
I've never heard of that one, how does it work? Does the ball still bounce on the sand?
@@lamelists No! the players return the ball directly to the other side of the court. It has become super popular in Brazil lately (where I'm from haha), and I've started taking classes and watching games, so i'd really like to see it in the olympics one day
@@mileyrj12 So zero bounce, if it hits the sand the point goes to the other person, am I getting it right? That's a cool variant, I like it
@@lamelists yess, that's it!
I know swimming already has enough events, but i really think that an 800 medly relay or 800 IM would work really well in the Olympics and be interesting to watch
Swimming does indeed have a ton of events, but the mixed and relay stuff would still be a net improvement if you ask me
Yes to all of these except maybe the Mile. As you said, it's very similar to the 1500m.
I'll admit to some bias as an Aussie, but I'd also love to see more swimming events, mainly longer distances and more mixed relays.
You're fine to have your bias, we all do! And I like the idea of more open water swimming events specifically, and mixed relays for sure, I think just about every sport could do with more mixed events
Cyclo cross should definitely be in the Olympics
Sounds intense
Really good video but audio is a bit rough mate
Appreciate the feedback and yes it needs improvement for sure, as a RUclipsr just starting out I don't have much money to put into this, but I'm planning on bumping up my tech soon
Futsal would be great, and some skating event, like speed skating or roller hockey
I'm working on a viewer's choice edition of this video and futsal will be making an appearance!
Personally, I'd love to see Acrobatic Gymnastics be added to the Olympics. It's entertaining to watch (it's literally like gymnastics + circus level balancing) and is already governed by the FIG and has international level competitions like Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics. Plus Gymnastics is one of the more popular Summer Olympics event so why not add another variation?
A few folks have brought that one up, good idea!
200 metre hurdles. Jumps pentathlon - high jump, long jump, triple, pole vault, standing long jump. Throws pentathlon - add weight throw.
Those are some good ideas, I like it! The jumps pentathlon especially, what a great concept
I like relay. I hope they add 4 x 800m men, women and mixed. 4 x 1600m is also interesting.
4x800 is probably the most popular choice for addition, so you're not alone!
I think there should be trail running, As an ultra, yes a 100km trail run would work well for the olympics for sure.
100km trail run has come up a couple of times, it certainly works for me!
4x200 and 4x800. Glad they added the mixed 4x4 though!
For sure! It's a good start, I think quite a few others have brought up the distance medleys too, I could see those combined for a REALLY interesting event
Distance Medley Relay is a Must-Have!!
Totally agree, how awesome would that be
I want bowling and golf to be back in the Olympics.
You've got my vote!
Golf is in the Olympics, disc golf however is not. Lawn bowls is in the Commonwealth Games.
Triathlon has a mixed relay in the olympics. It is really exciting to watch.
Yes, it's one of the first to get introduced, we need more like it!
Mixed pairs decathlon! each competitor has to do 5 events each in the decathlon. Lots of strategies at play with something like that, especially choosing which events do what.
YES, I love that idea, good one!
I’d add the Ironman, or wherever is possible cross country skyrace.
Yeah a full triathlon would be great and cross country definitely needs some love
I'd love to see a mixed 4x100m and hell just a regular and mixed 4x200m
4x200 (of any form) is probably the most popular choice in these comments. I actually am working on a video right now about the top 10 viewer choices for new events, the video will be out in a week or two!
If I’m not mistaken, at swimming the mixed relay is a thing.
We NEED the 50m swimming sprint races. There is only the 50 m freestyle, but they should add 50 backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. We already have the mixed 4x100 medley reley, but we are missing the mixed 4x100 freestyle, mixed 4x200 freestyle. And being a breaststroke swimmer, I would love for them to include styles relays, at least the 4x100 backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly version. THERE'S TOO MUCH IN SWIMMING! The advantage is that there are 4 different styles and not running in a single way as in track events.
Lots of folks like you have brought up more 50m swimming events and you're all TOTALLY right, it's so exciting. And it would make a heck of a relay too!
I couldn’t make it past #3. Hopefully it got better 🤞
Sorry to hear that, you don't like running events I take it?
What about Rugby League 9s? Seems like a nice complement to Rugby Union 7s that's already in olympics while not being too similar
All rugby is awesome if you ask me lol
@@lamelists True lol
Love me my NRL and Super Rugby (Go Raiders and Brumbies!)
Trail Running, or mountain running! Big hills with technical trails! If cycling can have XC Mountain Biking, we need a trail run!
I wonder if my suggestion of cross country running could incorporate elements of trail running? Obviously even better would be two separate events, but I think I'd be getting greedy asking for that much from the IOC haha
Synchronized skating would make a great addition to the olympics being a unique entertainment addition the the Winter Olympics the one team athletic and artistic sport at the Winter Olympics I myself enjoy watching the high level teams that’s come from over 20 country’s around the world already.
A few folks have brought up synchronized skating as a good option, so it definitely has it's supporters in these comments!
60m & 300m are far more worth adding than any of these. The only suggestion I actually cared for was mixed relays, but unfortunately they now force the teams to go man-woman-man-woman which completely ruins the fun of it. I would add a mixed relay 400m hurdles event, but where the hurdles are all 50% of the height of the athlete. Currently men have to be 6'1+ to compete, while the women can be average height cos theirs are proportionately smaller. In the 100m men can be anywhere from 5'7 to 6'5 and win gold, and hurdles should be similar.
Interesting idea on hurdles, I wasn't aware of the differing heights relative to the athletes themselves
i wish wallassisted high jump was a thing.
you take a small run-up then take 3 steps against a vertical wall. From the 3rth step you launch yourself either over a bar or measure the distance you are removed of the ground at the peak.
4.5m should be possible atleast
Yeah, that's a cool one for sure, it's an interesting variant to say the least!
Should be 3000m instead of the mile honestly. There’s a fair few 3ks held all the time and it would bridge the gap well for 1500 and 5k runners.
Interesting, 3km is definitely a popular one too