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Darts in the Olympics
who would like to see darts as a recognised sport in the olympics
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15-06-2017, 01:43
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Re: Darts
Well thats a random question, but no.
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15-06-2017, 03:03
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Re: Darts
If Darts got in you may as well pave the way for 'Esports' a term used to describe competitive gaming, quite baffling really. CoD at the Olympics alongside Darts. 
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15-06-2017, 06:57
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Re: Darts
Why not as they have certain other sports in the Olympics now which many years ago were classed as non starters and were laughed out of town..
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15-06-2017, 12:07
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Re: Darts
No and there are sports currently in that I think shouldn't be.
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15-06-2017, 18:57
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Re: Darts
What about synchronised Morris Dancing, surely we'd have a medal chance?
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02-09-2023, 22:57
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Well thats a random question, but no.
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I voted NO also.. Darts are not really an athletic sport............. Keep the olympics as they have been!!!!
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05-09-2023, 10:16
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Re: Darts in the Olympics
I'd rather see field archery admitted way ahead of darts and similar. And I'd remove 11-a-side football and other sports that already have big tournaments or take a long time to run. 5-a-side fits nicely and rugby sevens as you can have several matches in a session and that fits more into a two week multi-sport event like the Olympics. Some long events do work as you only run a couple of events for lots of people at once (marathon).
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09-09-2023, 20:08
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Re: Darts in the Olympics
I think there was a plan at one time to maybe include snooker at the Olympic Games but I don't ever recall darts being considered, or even asking, for Olympic inclusion.
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09-09-2023, 20:39
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Re: Darts in the Olympics
Darts already has a recognised world championship. Leaving aside whether darts is a sport, I take the view if winning the Olympic gold isn’t the pinnacle of a sport it shouldn’t be an Olympic event. The gold medals at tennis or golf aren’t the pinnacle. The 100 metres is.
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09-09-2023, 21:51
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Re: Darts in the Olympics
It depends on the rules. Is flatulence permitted or not?
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12-09-2023, 12:22
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Re: Darts in the Olympics
Maybe darts was at the Olympics already.
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12-09-2023, 13:14
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Re: Darts in the Olympics
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Originally Posted by jfman
Darts already has a recognised world championship. Leaving aside whether darts is a sport, I take the view if winning the Olympic gold isn’t the pinnacle of a sport it shouldn’t be an Olympic event. The gold medals at tennis or golf aren’t the pinnacle. The 100 metres is.
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Well, nearly all Olympic sports have their own individual world championships.
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12-09-2023, 19:58
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Re: Darts in the Olympics
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Originally Posted by jfman
Darts already has a recognised world championship. Leaving aside whether darts is a sport, I take the view if winning the Olympic gold isn’t the pinnacle of a sport it shouldn’t be an Olympic event. The gold medals at tennis or golf aren’t the pinnacle. The 100 metres is.
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Agreed, and it's the same with soccer. I have never understood why soccer is part of the Olympic Games.
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13-09-2023, 11:58
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Re: Darts in the Olympics
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Agreed, and it's the same with soccer. I have never understood why soccer is part of the Olympic Games.
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Well the 11-aside version anyway. 5-aside fits nicely, lots of quick games and easy for more nations to participate.
It is in the Paralympics with various categories.
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