5 Useless Olympic Sports: Seriously, Why Bother?

[MissMc3]

*Disclaimer: I don't mean to offend anyone, this is a personal opinion.

This is a list of all the sports I think, although difficult to accomplish, are kind of pointless.

1) Archery

Sure, it's hard to do and might be a fun hobby, but what are you going to get out of it? You win a medal and then what? Nobody cares and you can't really make a career out of it, so why bother?

2) Kayaking

Not just kayaking, but any event similar (I.E. Canoeing, Rowing, Sailing), is just redundant. How are you going to make money from it? A career? Become well known? You essentially gain nothing.

3) Fencing

Okay, you've got a gold medal in fencing, now what? Are you going to make a living by stabbing people and taking their money? Because I doubt you can do much else with it.

4) Synchronized Swimming

Who the f*ck spends their entire life trying to be the worlds best synchronized swimmer?

5) Pole Vaulting

WHY? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE ABILITY TO FLIP YOURSELF OVER A POLE WITH ANOTHER POLE? It looks incredibly difficult, I'll give them that, but why? What are you going to do with a Gold in that?

So there you have it, a slight rant about Olympic events that I think are pointless.

*Let me know what events you think are pointless are in the comments*

[Prettygurl12]

You're focusing on the need to do something financially successful...

Sports are not financially successful. Except major league football/baseball/basketball.

Swimming? No.
Equestrian? No.
Track and field? No.
Gymnastics? No.

But that's not the point of sports. They all get sponsors and commercial deals.

And when they retire? They get paid to be spokespersons and are more likely to be hired as judges and coaches.

And those are jobs that pay.

So... take the focus off money for a hot second and enjoy it for what it is. A sport. The point of sports is exercise. And these people are fit af.

[MissMc3]

"Sports are not financially successful"

en.wikipedia.org/.../Forbes%27_list_of_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes

[Prettygurl12]

Let's go ahead and read the rest of the opinion, k?

[Tank2]

And boxing

[Waffles731]

I'm not bad at archery actually.

[MissMc3]

Cool :)

[enis_Penvy]

I disagree with archery - you admit it's difficulty level but your argument is based on you can't make a career out of it afterwards.
That's not how an Olympic sport is measured. They don't look at if an athlete can compete as a professional afterwards or not. And with that argument, wouldn't we also eliminate most collegiate sport programs? They don't have the chance for professional achievement either. They are similar.
I respectfully disagree with your reasoning. If you would like to remove the sport I think a better conclusion would be required.

[yucel_eden]

Though I do agree that there are some useless ones, I disagree with the first 3.

I mean archery, 1000 years ago was today's snipers, missiles etc. It was the most important weapon.

I never understood that sport with shooting something in the air, like a plate. Pointless to me.

[MissMc3]

Yeah, maybe it was useful 3000 years ago, what does that have to do with the use it has now?

[yucel_eden]

I think you're mistake is that you see the rest of the world like Canada. Probably because you haven't travelled, at least not enough.

Apart from its historic significance in humanity and the olympics, it is still used in many places in the world, especially for hunting.

People in Africa, Asia and more commonly in South America still use the bow and arrow. Even in some undeveloped places of Alaska they still use it.

The world is more than the likes of Canada, U. K., US etc.

[MissMc3]

You think because I'm Canadian I don't know that nobody hunts for food with a bow and arrow anymore?

We're not talking about the fuckin boonies in Africa, this is civilized society and nobody sees their steak before it stops breathing

[yucel_eden]

? ok😕😟

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

In that case, the only practical sports are fighting sports (mostly wrestling), track and swimming. There is literally lo practical application for soccer, or tennis, or gymnastics or even basketball. I'm fact, all the sports you mentioned have way more practicality than those besides maybe synchronized swimming. Also fencing is in really high demand so at the very least an above average fencer could get a full ride scholarship

[Tank2]

No mostly boxing

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

@Tank2 boxing is not even remotely practical. 2 dudes standing in front of each other with thick gloves, no kicking and shots below the belt. And every time you hug, you get broken up. Next time I'm in a fight and stick to that tactic, I'll tell you how badly I got my ass kicked 😂

[Tank2]

Boxers make way more money and they get a signing bonus for winning the olympics

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

@Tank2 what does that have to do with it being practical? My dog shits everywhere... And?

[Tank2]

Nvm bro because your a little slow

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

@Tank2 "you're" if "your" gonna question my intelligence, at least try harder, sweetheart 😂

[Tank2]

I graduated high school at 14 you dick

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

@Tank2 ok? Want a cookie? I have a 155 IQ. And yet you still can't spell for shit 😂

[Tank2]

You are not worth my time

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

@Tank2 ok, t 👌

[JenSCDC]

And if you're a very good high school rower who's also smart, you could parlay your athletic ability into millions the old fashioned way, i. e. by getting recruited by an Ivy League school and then heading off to Wall Street to get rich using your brains instead of your brawn :)

[Emmdk]

I dont see how any of these are any more useless than all other disciplines. They all require tremendous talent and hard work

[MissMc3]

For what though? With other sports you can become successful and make money from it (soccer, judo (mma), gymnastics), how are you going to make money from flinging yourself over a pole?

[Emmdk]

I dont know contests, betting etc

[levantine99]

although you completely direcard the history and culture behind these sports and the significance they carry. plus since you are completely unfamiliar you overlook all the intricacies that make them great sports for those who know their craft.

[MissMc3]

I'm not saying they don't take talent, I'm saying they're useless skills that won't aid them in any way. What does shooting an arrow pay per week?

[Josht13]

this can be said of almost any olympic sport. I mean what are you going to do with a gold in the 10,000m pretty pointless? /s

[MissMc3]

Well there are certain things, like swimming obviously does well for the men because they become popular through social media and get modelling and advertisement deals, the boxing is also useful because whoever does well gets targeted by professional promoters and therefore jumpstarts a professional career.

[Josht13]

the kayakers can sponsor the kayak people anyway a sport should be relevant just because it is the most financially rewarding that is just a popularity contest. Kayaking is actually very exciting to watch and requires great skill.

[MissMc3]

You're not seeing the point. I didn't say it doesn't require skill and I didn't say nobody finds it entertaining, I said it's useless

[levantine99]

@MissMc3 its useless for you. the fact that you can't see the utility in it can't change the fact it is an olympic sport with a whole industry behind it and millions of people involved. that creates thousands of working positions since the bows are composites constructed in factories etc. thankfully its not on you or me to decide whats useful in this society.

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 So they're going to win a medal and then go work in a bow making factory?

[levantine99]

lol you are such a womanchild. kisses babe.

[Josht13]

Are you trying to be funny? She never said that

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 STILL not giving an actual response 😂

[levantine99]

sarcasm is the way of the idiot. how is that for a response 😂

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 When was sarcasm in use? You LITERALLY are refusing to answer anything 😂😂😂

[levantine99]

all your responses swim in it. a sarcastic tone. if you can't understand something then you can't. it can't be helped. i didn't refuse to answer to the questions worth answering. if you can't dewduct your own results from those, then just concentrate on another topic. some people like playing darts for example. just because it might seem ridiculous to you it doesn't mean other don't get immense fun by participating in that activity... .

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 You sense a nonexistent sarcastic tone from virtual letters on a screen?

"dewduct"

Such a genius.

[levantine99]

again you use sarcasm. maybe you need to open a dictionary and see what the word means? cause you are a very sarcastic personality and aren't even self aware.
oh and ever heard of typos? the slip of a finger speaks nothing of one's intelligence but the nonsense you've said till now and your lack of understanding and knowledge says an awful lot... .

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 How does one accidentally type dewduct instead of deduct? 😂

[levantine99]

i type fast. an extra letter was pressed. mystery solved now? please girl... find a hobby... . archery for example. you might even discover its own pleasures and intricacies from personal experience. and you will have less time to give a headache to people online with infantile trolling tactics... .

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 You keep talking and talking and not saying anything to defend your case. You don't have even a remote basis, do you need help? lmao

[levantine99]

you are not funny nor clever. although you desperately try.

and i have no case to defend. i shared my opinion, if you had to gain something (that you had but are just too egotistical to admit it) then good, if not just move on. don't be so butthurt that i challenged your intelligence and try to offend me now, cause you said completely ridiculous and immature things which justified my criticism. have a nice day and keep on hating these sports to your heart's content. none of my business.

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 But you didn't make a case as to why archery is useful? What purpose does it have?

[levantine99]

eye to hand coordination. competitive sport. individual's hobby. cultural events. historical tourism. hunting (there are a lot of people even today hunting with bows. well the modern versions of them). and there is a whole science behind it. it's quite intriguing actually. when the arrow is propelled, it does all sort of weird flanctuations and bending, its not ejected as a bullet. and there are many, complex, real life physics involved with the mechanics of the throw. just because i ignore a certain field it doesn't mean there is not a whole intriguing cosmos behind it... .

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 When it gets to the point where "eye to hand coordination" is more important than making money you'll have a point lmfao

[levantine99]

Your own words judge you. Valentine over and out from this thread. :-*

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 Jesus, you're dumb 😂 Bye! 👋

[levantine99]

haha. you are the most qualified individual to detect such... talents. so... thank you. it's an honor.
oh and by the way eye to hand coordination MAKES you money in all kinds of sports like, archery, shooting sports, table tennis and much more. you isolated only one element of the whole answer and even that you failed to address it correctly. but you cannot comprehend that your answers are ridiculous. and your ethos is sad, there are much higher values in life than money. you are either a bad troll, which means you should be banned from this site, or you honestly believe the things you say which means you are mentally challenged.

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 I thought you were done with your nonsense?

[levantine99]

wow, still going at it? not tired of adhominems?
you are welcome by the way. i'm certain our interaction benefitied you in certain ways, gave you new perspectives, and developed your maturity by a tiny bit... .

[Thatguy321]

Very simple answer, money and fame. You get 50,000 dollars for winning a gold medal and interviews, endorsements and a free trip. Also get to compete with the best of your craft

[Spermdumster666]

all worth while. walking as a sport is such bull whats next airguitar

[JenSCDC]

What's useless is spending the time reading the opinion of someone who's clueless.

[TheSpartan]

You're completely wrong. The first three are factually the coolest Olympic sports.

[MissMc3]

Jesus.

[TheSpartan]

What?

[MissMc3]

There are martial arts, rugby, and BMXing and you think kayaking is the coolest sport.

[TheSpartan]

Kayaking is pretty awesome.

[ScottSummers]

archery is far from useless, i have a bow and sometimes i do archery

[MissMc3]

How is it useful? Do you hunt for your food with it?

[Anonymous]

Sports are useless for those who don't participate themselves but do the kibitzing in the stadium or in front the television , with beer and chips.

[ZoeyMercer]

But you can't even make it onto those teams so why be salty

[Anonymous]

None of these are pointless. No sport is pointless... They worked hard to become the best at it..

[Anonymous]

You completely missed the whole point of competitive Olympic sport

[dudeman]

why not swimming and gymnastics?

[MissMc3]

I'm sure Gabby Douglas and Michael Phelps aren't having any financial problems right now

[dudeman]

and? whats that got to do with anything

[Josht13]

so what they are the top 1% of swimmers is the rule, if you can list off a few rich people that sport is valid.

[dudeman]

@Josht13 swimming is not a sport its a rigorous activity. a sport requires defense.

[Josht13]

an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
THE fuck you on about.

[dudeman]

@Josht13 DONT CONSIDER IT A SPORT.

[Josht13]

ITS A FUCKING SPORT MOTHERFUCKER AHHHH, IT IS IN THE OLYMPICS.

[dudeman]

@Josht13 EHHH

[yucel_eden]

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[JenSCDC]

Douglas and Phelps may not have financial problems, but their equally hard working and all but equally talented training partners do.

[TwoToTooTutu2]

What financial use is any Olympic sport?

[abc--123]

How exactly is archery useless?

[levantine99]

she should be a human living 10000 years ago. or even some centuries ago. we'd see then how "useless" would seem to her a practice that helped us survive and thrive as a civilization. if it werent for bows we wouldn't even be here right now talking through that computer.

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 Funny thing is is that we don't need to hunt for food anymore 😂

[MissMc3]

As for you sir, how exactly is archery useful?

[levantine99]

dear you are still too shortsighted and immature. you need to broaden your horizons. friendly advice.

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 But what's your point though? 😂 How are you going to benefit from having the ability to use a bow and arrow, please tell me lmao

[levantine99]

if you need to make a silent kill and you don't have a gun with a silencer in manhunt or defense senario. if you find yourself in the wilderness and want to hunt for survival. its the easiest long rage weapon you can make out of materials you easily find in nature. the reflexes and eye to hand coordination you'll develop might as well rove useful in other day to day activities and maybe even help you excel against your peers in a certain task in your job tomorrow. also you are learning to spot for the small details and to always aim for nothing less than a bull's eye in your life goals... .

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 Let me ask you though, have any of these things happen to you? Because I can't say they've happened to me very often 😂 "Manhunt" 😂👎 Get a better argument

[levantine99]

be careful what you wish for. :P

oh and you are a baby. you still haven't grown. at least mentally.

[MissMc3]

@levantine99 You still didn't answer me 😂😂 wow

[abc--123]

Asker you seem like you fit perfectly into the modern day youth who can't do anything if apple haven't created an app for it. The world is heading for disaster and it all because of people like you. If shit hits the fan me and levantine99 will be fine while yiu are starving to death wondering why your takeaway app won't load.

[MissMc3]

You sound like someone who doesn't realize that nobody needs a bow and arrow to get their dinner anymore.

[abc--123]

You sound like someone who thinks meat doesn't come from animals

[MissMc3]

Do you hunt your animals yourself?

[abc--123]

Yes I do

[MissMc3]

Sure ya do

[abc--123]

I'm not arguing with a child about what I do and don't do