re: Games of the Olympiad by suchdainties

August 14, 2008 12:53 PM

dear internet,

What do you consider the most prestigious sport in the summer olympics?

results 39 votes

Archery (1 vote)
 3%
Badminton (0 votes)
 0%
Canoeing (0 votes)
 0%
Cycling (1 vote)
 3%
Diving (1 vote)
 3%
Fencing (4 votes)
 10%
Gymnastics (9 votes)
 23%
Swimming (8 votes)
 21%
Triathalon (3 votes)
 8%
Volleyball (1 vote)
 3%
Water polo (3 votes)
 8%
Weight lifting (0 votes)
 0%
Other (8 votes)
 21%
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  • piggy says:

    why has no one mentioned horsie sports like dressage? now that is for the privileged class if anything

    Aug 15, 2008 07:54 AM
  • alex says:

    Not as much as water polo. They have to train the horses to swim and everything ...

    Aug 15, 2008 03:11 PM
  • laner says:

    marco polo?

    Aug 15, 2008 04:13 PM
  • alex says:

    Ride a horse to China.

    Aug 16, 2008 02:41 PM
  • littlewolf says:

    . . . or to Banbury Cross.

    Aug 16, 2008 07:17 PM
  • littlewolf says:

    littlewolf scuttles of to check meaning of prestigious and prestige in the dictionary

    . . . Sex. Sex must be the most prestigious sport in the Olympics. It is the one practised by the majority of the adult world, more than all the other sports all combined, I should think. It transgresses all class distinctions, everyone can participate, individual, couples, more, all kinds of variations. Just imagine the trials for selection! And being the person who got the Olympic gold medal in it! And it would stop being such a taboo word too.

    Aug 17, 2008 02:32 AM
  • mgaiman says:

    Swimming is the most prestigious, but Cycling is the coolest :-)

    Aug 29, 2008 11:29 PM
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