Polls: Sports

Who's graceful, and who's landing on they face

I don't often do this, but on occasion when I'm talking about my favorite sports team, I have said, "I hope we make it to the finals this year," or "I hope we win the championship" and there are those that lose their mind over this phrasing and say, you don't play on the team, you're not out there, so there is no we. I'm not an idiot, I know I'm not actually on the team, but is it really that stupid to say things like that, because I think as a fan you are part of what makes the sport great. Look at how the games were when we were in lockdown and no one was there...someone scores a touchdown or shoots from half court and no one cheered---that was sort of lame because there wasn't that same glory.

Ridiculous or no?

早起锻炼身体

The last few Olympics have seen controversies over women in beach volleyball and beach handball having to wear revealing bikinis, because promotors think it increases audiences (though they have since been allowed to wear more). But men have always been able to wear shorts and tank tops.

Do you agree men should have to take their shirts off for Olympic beach sports? This is how they dress for competitions outside the Olympics anyway, and it would be more entertaining for female audiences, so same logic.

FINA banned high tech swimwear from competitive swimming in 2009, and said that swimwear couldn't cover the arms or lower legs, and that men had to swim topless in just shorts.

Personally, I agree with all these rules. This was because swimsuits were increasingly covering the whole body and made of performance enhancing synthetic materials, so the competition was becoming less about the swimming.

On the other hand, maybe the suits were just helping the athletes perform at their best, and it added an interesting element to the game. What do you think?

(The rules for reference: "For pool swimming competitions swimsuits for men shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, nor extend past the shoulder, nor below the knee. All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials.")