It seems disproportionate to other sport, except maybe gymnastics. Some popular sports don’t even have any representation, like cricket or bowling or squash. How did swimming get so much representation?
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The Olympics are all about giving air time to sports that no one can be bothered about for another 4 years. No one really flocks to an Olympics to watch soccer or basketball.
What is actually perverse about this is how it becomes a pissing contest where less developed nations don’t stand a chance. And then they keep adding sports like beach volleyball and synchronized swimming.
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