i think it got cancelled.
I haven't been in contact with my contemp. wushu friends for the last month or so, but last I read, it's not going to get in. I don't think an officially decision is going to be made until next year or something like that. I'm thinking summer, but I'm not possitive. Check out the http://www.beijingwushuteam.com "debate zone"(name of their forum) for more info.
Anyway, I think the main reason for it not getting in is that they're looking to trim down the number of events in the Olympics, and they would defentiely have to eleminate something anyway to get wushu in.
they could always eliminate badmitten or that sport where you sweep infront of a puck.Originally posted by Baji Brad
Anyway, I think the main reason for it not getting in is that they're looking to trim down the number of events in the Olympics, and they would defentiely have to eleminate something anyway to get wushu in.
curling...
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...but it got confusing. Here's an e-zine article that addresses it from when Beijing was first announced as host city. Since then, wushu was officially denied. However, China protested, so the IOC said that they would observe how things went at the Asian Games and wushu's status went into some kind of weird twilight zone. The Asian Games went well. They're still talking about the possibility of wushu participating as an event in the Olympics. In fact, it was still on the table at the World Traditional Wushu Festival in China last October. I doubt it will go in as a medal event, but then again, Tae Kwon Do didn't go in as a medal sport - in fact it took 12 years for it to earn medal status. So wushu has a good chance to go in as a demo sport, and that would be fine.
Curling is the winter olympics, which is quite different than the summer games.
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Yeah, the winter olympics are still fun to watch.
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...although snow ninja wrestling is bidding for a winter game slot. I suppose figure skating was a martial art in the days of Kerrigan/Harding, but not anymore. Seriously, people wouldn't make as much fun of curling if the competitors were dressed like women's beach volleyball.
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I'm speaking from more of the skeleton, luge, ski racing, etc. side of the winter olympics....
But have you seen the woman in that sport... no thanks, I'd rather them stay in there flannel shirts and overalls.
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Olympic handball is the lamest "sport" I've ever seen. It looks lik it was invented by a communist. I wouldn't even let the mentally retarded play that game. Wushu would be way better. You know what's kind of cool though is the trampoline in the gymnastics part. It was th first year they had it last time so it was like chaos.
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but handball is fun.Originally posted by jun_erh
Olympic handball is the lamest "sport" I've ever seen. It looks lik it was invented by a communist. I wouldn't even let the mentally retarded play that game. Wushu would be way better. You know what's kind of cool though is the trampoline in the gymnastics part. It was th first year they had it last time so it was like chaos.
I personally think they should remove table tennis, the chinese ALWAYS win at that, they get like 99 % of all the medals in it, they should just get rid of it and put in WuShu. this makes alot of sense to me. trade one garunteed gold for another, that is alot more fun to watch.
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Dude ShaolinLueb get rid of handball and keep sweeping the puck it comes from Canada eh!