Posted on 12/06/2011 10:19:35 AM PST by Scythian
The criteria for being considered a new Olympic sport is certainly evolving.
In 2009, the IOC deemed golf, rugby and women's boxing as worthy additions - but popular sports such as baseball, softball and karate were nixed.
Now another "sport" is staking its claim as Olympic caliber - pole dancing.
The campaign to get pole dancing into the Games has been in the works for a couple of years. But now, according to the Washington Post, the Pole Fitness Association and other like-minded groups are circulating petitions to get the dance form in the 2012 London Games.
Pole dancing may conjure up images of strip clubs but these days it's more about health clubs. The sensual dance is now commonly called "pole fitness" or "vertical dance" and according to the AFP, there are more than 500 pole dancing fitness studios across the U.S. Indeed, serious pole dancers arguably have athletic chops similar to some Olympic gymnasts.
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Hence, the need for pole dancing, burlesque, and stripping competitions.
Yosh and Stan Schmenge in the Olympics?
No, I don’t think so. ;^)
I’m not even convinced folks understand what poles they will be looking at either.
what about dwarf tossing and wife carrying?
What next distance spitting? Then can a belching contest be far behind?
Lol!
Gee, I was hoping they’d make baton twirling an Olympic sport.
And what about dam building?
That would be fun for us beavs! :P
I vote for fart lighting!!!!
Perfect for mascots.
LOL, she’s a beaut ...
Another “journalist” fails miserably with his opening sentence. “Criteria” is the plural form of “criterium”. If you know what I mean.
Oh, and the Olympic games suck anyway these days. “Shooting” competitions without real guns/cartridges/bullets. OK, whatever.
Probably true. My wife watches it, I usually have better things to do.
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