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Olympic Sports We Should Bring Back

For some reason, these totally awesome sports were stricken from the Olympic roster, either through political correctness or sheer lunacy. Here are the ones we should bring back.

Rope climb (1896, 1904, 1924, 1932): Using only their hands, competitors try to see how fast they can get to the top of the rope.

Because we didn’t climb the rope in gym class for NOTHING… did we?

Tug-of-war (1900-1920): Two teams of eight try to pull a rope six feet; if neither team reaches the mark after five minutes, the team that pulls the farthest wins.

This should just come back because it’s awesome.

Underwater swimming (1900): Swimmers were awarded points for how far they went and how long they stayed under water.

Hells yes! How awesome and death-defying is this? Next - lions and prisoners.
Live pigeon shooting (1900): The birds were released and shooters tried to kill as many as possible.

OMG! Sign me up! Pigeons suck.

Rugby union (1900, 1908-24): One of the most popular team sports in the world still waiting to get back into the Olympics.

I didn’t even realize that rugby had been denied Olympic access. Perhaps it is all of the nancy boys crying to mumsie wumsies when they get a scraped ankle? This one just doesn’t make sense…
56-pound weight throw (1904, 1920): A 56-pound weight affixed with a handle that’s thrown over a pole vault bar.

Again, awesomeness in a can.

Duelling pistol (1906): Shooters fired at mannequins wearing frock coats and bull’s-eyes on their chests.

Yes Please.