The Ideal Olympics

So with the Olympics ending today I thought it would be a good idea to come up with a list of sports that should be added to future Olympics

Baseball/Softball

While baseball and softball are America's pastime they also have great appeal over many countries across the world. The issue is that the Olympics usually fall in August which is in the middle of the MLB season so MLB players may not be able to participate. It may be a good idea for MLB to do what hockey does and have a break in the MLB season every Olympic year for the athletes to participate.

Match Play Golf

While this years Olympic golf has not been able to get the most high profile stars to participate and has had to settle for lesser known stars such as Espen Kofstad and Rodolfo Cazaubon instead, it should still be a great event. I think it would be even better to grow the game to do a match play competition as well, as match play is a great format that would attract a lot of fans.

1000m IM

Swimming is always a great sport to watch, and the quick races are always high drama and intensity. However, these swimmers are great athletes and I think a race like a 1000 IM would be a great test of athletes endurance and be very entertaining to watch

Ultramarathon

The long distance running events are always great to watch, however the fact that the runners are just running around on a track can get a little bit boring and can cause dizziness and headaches for some viewers, that's why I feel an event like the Ultramarathon which is a race that is longer than a marathon would be a great


Poker and Billiards

These two games I think would be great to add to the Olympics because they both require a lot of skill and precision and have some popularity around the world.

Racing

While there is biking in the Olympics I think a good addition would be some kind of car race, not necessarily Nascar as building a track would be an unnecessary expense but some kind of race around the countryside with all the best racers in the world, would definitely draw a huge fanbase

Football

While one kind of football is already in the Olympics, I believe another one deserves to be in it as well. The NFL wants to expand to London in the very near future and soon after that it will probably want teams all over Europe and all over the rest of the world. Many of these people have never seen nor understand the American version of football, so if it is added to the Olympics then these people may finally get a chance to see the sport and maybe grow to like it, and that could draw more talent from all around the world.

40 Yard Dash

The 40 yard dash is always one of the most exciting things to watch at the NFL Combine and I think it would be a great Olympic sport. No other sport would require you to start off sprinting your absolute fastest right away in order to win, and I think that would be great for the Olympics.