5 Sports No Longer At The Olympic Games (That Should Be Brought Back)

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
  • The Olympics has a long and storied history of adding and removing sports to stay hip with the times. This year they added some sports and back in 1908, they got rid of some. Got rid of quite a few. Got rid of entire sections of categories actually. Which is a shame because there was so much good stuff! With Olympic attendance at an all time low these days, why not bring a few of these events back and see what happens? Your telling me you WOULDN"T be excited for polo to make a comeback? (Land polo, water polo is still a thing)
    So enjoy this look at the history of the Olympics and hey, just for funsies, lemme know which sports you wish would make a comeback.
    Featuring a guest cameo from ‪@lasacookingyyc5909‬ as olde tyme olympic announcer.
    #Sports #Olympics #History #OlympicsHistory #Commentary #Paris2024

Комментарии • 81

  • @EverettBurger
    @EverettBurger Месяц назад +68

    Tug of War needs to come back

  • @MinerSwiterDude
    @MinerSwiterDude Месяц назад +65

    RUclips is actually pushing smaller creators. Damn didn't expect this to have so few views while I was watching. Good video!

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  Месяц назад +8

      Thank you! Really appreciate the comment and the algorithm push lol!

    • @TheSpeedyLoonyCanoli
      @TheSpeedyLoonyCanoli Месяц назад +2

      More often than not I get irrelevant recommended content that annoys me but every so often you get a gem or something that intrigues your curiosity. All in all, good video. 👍

  • @colatf2
    @colatf2 Месяц назад +19

    Rowing isnt the only olympic sport with a boat. There is also kayaking, canoeing, and sailing. That just about sums up these sports.

    • @danmc7815
      @danmc7815 Месяц назад

      Sailing has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1896, except for, I think, 1904. So, rowing was never the only boat based sport after motorboating was removed.
      Shame lightweight rowing is at its last games. The chance of an O'Donovan interview alone makes them worth it.

  • @gabrieljohnson4213
    @gabrieljohnson4213 Месяц назад +7

    High diving where you keep diving higher until someone dies.

  • @AdderTude
    @AdderTude Месяц назад +5

    The Hoplite race should be brought back from antiquity. It's a footrace where the competitors were completely suited up in military gear (armor, hoplon, and spear). Imagine how that would be today with athletes suited up in modern combat gear at a designated target weight and running, say, 1500 meters.

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  Месяц назад +1

      There were so many military based events in the early days of the games that would be interesting to see modernized. Maybe as one giant Call of Duty obstacle course type decathalon.

    • @AdderTude
      @AdderTude Месяц назад +2

      @@SoNotHelpful
      Apparently, the _hoplitodromos_ gradually increased in distance depending on the location. Olympia and Athens had the hoplite race at 400m, then Nemea doubled the distance to around 800m, and then Plataea made it a long-distance event of fifteen _stadia_ or the rough equivalent to 3000m.

  • @mysticdevils
    @mysticdevils Месяц назад +24

    the fact that break dancing is a sport now is insane

    • @cameronspence4977
      @cameronspence4977 26 дней назад +1

      Right? It's stupid. It isnt a sport it shouldnt be at the olympics its too subjective

  • @kanyda1
    @kanyda1 18 дней назад +1

    Good job dude, hope your channel grows.

  • @markkostka6897
    @markkostka6897 Месяц назад +6

    Tug of war, barrel jumping in winter olympics, and softball.

  • @cindygr8ce
    @cindygr8ce 28 дней назад +1

    Germany went on a tour to visit a bunch of their neighbors and they were definitely invited during that 8 years......also Japan and the USA played an epic game of battleship

  • @erobinson1
    @erobinson1 Месяц назад +6

    8:42 this idea honestly has the elements of an Olympic worthy competition… just needs a brainstorming session discussing rules & regulations then to be planned out properly… imagine saying your home, or local subdivision was built by a 2x Olympic gold medalists 🥇 😂

  • @Nosferata138
    @Nosferata138 29 дней назад +2

    Every 4 years....
    And breakdancing was popular way more than 20 years ago...

    • @cameronspence4977
      @cameronspence4977 26 дней назад

      Yeah wasn't that like the 90s?

    • @Nosferata138
      @Nosferata138 25 дней назад

      @@cameronspence4977 early 80s, maybe late 70s.

  • @samplautz5586
    @samplautz5586 Месяц назад +4

    Can’t wait for Flag Football in 2028. AKA the NFLs warmup league

  • @username_unidentified
    @username_unidentified Месяц назад +11

    Underrated channel

  • @doro626
    @doro626 27 дней назад +1

    I would love an event where you make your kite and then fly it.

  • @thewempstinator
    @thewempstinator Месяц назад +5

    That 8 year period was actually pretty chill if i remember right

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  Месяц назад

      Oh sweet! Glad I didn't miss anything in my research

  • @sd3693
    @sd3693 23 дня назад

    They actually did have competitive international cannoning in the 1910s. It was called "World War I."

  • @nemesis1134
    @nemesis1134 22 дня назад

    Racketball was so fast that it's hard for TV viewership, one of my favorite sports to play, Ido wish it was in the Olympics.

  • @nicholas8476
    @nicholas8476 Месяц назад +7

    Cannon Dressage. YES!

  • @borntochill
    @borntochill 15 дней назад

    great video.
    keep it up.

  • @slow_momo
    @slow_momo 28 дней назад +1

    comment for the algie cause i see this is a smaller channel with really good quality videos! (edit: btw to Not So Helpful - if you didn't realize, you hit the perfect kind of video and timed it right with the olympics, especially now that it's over and people like me want more and have to come to youtube to scrounge together interesting olypmics content lol)

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  28 дней назад

      Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @Lisa-bm5sf
    @Lisa-bm5sf Месяц назад +2

    "Game of hand" sort of exists already. Handball (the version that is like racquetball without a racket, not the version already in the Olympics) is played in many parts of the world... but mostly North America and Ireland.

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  Месяц назад +1

      Oh interesting! That is much closer to the Jeu De Paume/game of the hand spirit

  • @Rogerioapsandrade
    @Rogerioapsandrade Месяц назад +12

    Bring back BASEBALL

  • @tucsonbandit
    @tucsonbandit Месяц назад +5

    break dancing has not been cool for at least 45 years

    • @nickstanton6021
      @nickstanton6021 Месяц назад

      Watch and be proven wrong

    • @tucsonbandit
      @tucsonbandit Месяц назад +1

      @@nickstanton6021 i certainly want to see it. i grew up in oakland and sf in the 70-90s.
      it was huge. kids were break dancing everywhere at school.

  • @willxzimm
    @willxzimm Месяц назад +1

    "Jay Gold Aye Aye"

  • @chm2
    @chm2 Месяц назад

    Bring 3rd Strike to Olympics. Go Hayao!

  • @johnlabus7359
    @johnlabus7359 Месяц назад +2

    Even more so than reality today, architects can just work for free and possibly get a medal for their efforts. Great idea!

  • @chm2
    @chm2 Месяц назад +1

    Misterwhosetheboss!

  • @jeannehall6546
    @jeannehall6546 Месяц назад +2

    I’d like to see Trampoline Jumping brought back! And there was talk about bringing back Baseball. And is Greco-Roman Wrestling still an event? And there was talk about introducing weight lifting using one’s back instead of arms. That would be interesting to watch!

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  Месяц назад +5

      Trampoline is in the Olympics still! I believe it's just a one day event on August 2.

    • @RobespierreThePoof
      @RobespierreThePoof 13 дней назад

      Baseball sucks but ... Ok.

  • @joelwillems4081
    @joelwillems4081 Месяц назад +1

    1900 games had art painting

  • @nickm6670
    @nickm6670 Месяц назад +7

    Use the architecture event to build olympic village, firefighting to maintain it and cannon event to demo it when done...

  • @Fuzcapp
    @Fuzcapp Месяц назад +1

    I think you meant "putt a shot" ...
    My vote: Swimming Obstacle Race in the River.
    Aaaaaand .... I think you'll find the hiatus was 12 years - 1936 to 1948.

  • @TonysMusic1974
    @TonysMusic1974 28 дней назад

    I think the term is "put a shot" not "shot a put"

  • @lavande3969
    @lavande3969 Месяц назад +1

    I laughed the whole way through thanks!

  • @TonysMusic1974
    @TonysMusic1974 28 дней назад

    1:23 You think Break dancing was cool in 2004? It hasn't been cool since 1984 bruh

  • @Dogcitydisco
    @Dogcitydisco Месяц назад +2

    lol France only nation competing

  • @user-td4zp4gq2p
    @user-td4zp4gq2p Месяц назад

    Bring in Tug of war with a komodo dragon pit dividing the teams and all climbing events with no safety rope! We want bear and alligator wrestling too!🐻

  • @thasleaze9223
    @thasleaze9223 Месяц назад

    Keep going !!!!!!! 🎉🎉 🔥

  • @alexlovessamoyeds
    @alexlovessamoyeds Месяц назад

    LOL. It is not shot a put. It is put a shot

  • @belovedwarrior3192
    @belovedwarrior3192 Месяц назад +2

    There also use to be card games and board games which would be fun to see them come back. Although not certain which ones they should bring back. I think originally the board games was Chess and Checkers but they could also include Backgammon and maybe some classic Hasbro ones like Monopoly. Card games would most likely encompass games like Hearts but the casino ones like Poker could be fun to see. Why not include the TCG games like Pokemon, Yugioh and Magic The Gathering

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  Месяц назад +1

      It would be really cool to see "physical" games be a part of the Esport Olympics. Make it an event that encompasses gaming of all forms. Including the trading card games and classic games like Jenga.

    • @AdderTude
      @AdderTude Месяц назад

      Chess is recognized as a sport by the IOC (categorized under "Mind Games") but not worthy of being in the Olympics.

    • @belovedwarrior3192
      @belovedwarrior3192 Месяц назад

      @@AdderTude I think it's the same with card games

  • @ykk5644
    @ykk5644 Месяц назад

    Glory to the algorithm our one true god

  • @buffalosoldier7360
    @buffalosoldier7360 Месяц назад +1

    Uhhh, the Olympics are every 4 years not 2…

    • @d4r4butler74
      @d4r4butler74 28 дней назад +2

      They split the Summer and Winter Olympics so that there is an Event every 2 years. Sure, it is still 4 years until the next Summer Games, but in 2 years there will be the Winter Olympics...

  • @jeffreym.8957
    @jeffreym.8957 Месяц назад +2

    They need to have ball hockey and squash in the Olympics. Get rid of the stuff for the 1.0%'ers crowd like Equestrian Dressage and Fox Hunting...

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  Месяц назад +1

      Totally agree. Or at least give the horse the medal!

    • @tooleyheadbang4239
      @tooleyheadbang4239 Месяц назад

      I dread to think what part of the body 'ball hockey' is played with!

    • @DawnDavidson
      @DawnDavidson Месяц назад

      @@tooleyheadbang4239do they mean Jai-alai perhaps? That’s sorta like hockey with a ball …
      I like that idea better than yours. 😆

    • @tooleyheadbang4239
      @tooleyheadbang4239 Месяц назад

      @@DawnDavidson I was attempting to make a joke.
      Hockey IS a ball-game, so the original poster seems to be a little confused.
      Maybe we can introduce stick hockey?

  • @seheyt
    @seheyt 17 дней назад

    shot a put?

    • @seheyt
      @seheyt 17 дней назад

      obstcles?

  • @fredricclack7137
    @fredricclack7137 Месяц назад +1

    💔💃🕺?! WTF 😒🤮

  • @dannyell7333
    @dannyell7333 Месяц назад

    Where do you get your information?? Rowing is not the only boating sport in the Olympics dude do better!

    • @SoNotHelpful
      @SoNotHelpful  Месяц назад +2

      Hi that was in reference to the 1912 games but looking into it once more sailing was also an event that year. Thank you for the correction!

  • @trevorlambert4226
    @trevorlambert4226 Месяц назад +1

    Events are decided well in advance, and we already know break dancing (which they officially just call breaking, for some reason) isnt going to be at the 2028 games. I guess taking 5 seconds to look that up was too much work.

  • @natural4lifemiss
    @natural4lifemiss Месяц назад +1

    Break dancing...Why?

  • @user-td4zp4gq2p
    @user-td4zp4gq2p Месяц назад

    Bring in Dodgeball, Rodeo, drop wall climbing, dancing horses, hand ball, break dancing stupidity, curling. Unless the horse gets a medal and some stud time keep ponies out of the olympics!🐴

  • @danielmiller4444
    @danielmiller4444 Месяц назад

    Ww2

  • @user-hp1xd4oh5w
    @user-hp1xd4oh5w Месяц назад

    Dude why don’t you sound like Indian…… there’s shouldn’t be no shame on your original

  • @rickhatesmisleadia7101
    @rickhatesmisleadia7101 Месяц назад +1

    nah lets keep putting things like skate boarding and wall climbing in there! How about house keeping and walking the pet!