The Olympic Committee sparked some outrage amongst the hot-headed knitting community recently when it suggested that the "Ravelympics," a competitive event for knitters inspired by the forthcoming London games, was disrespectful to the hard work and athleticism required to take part in the REAL Olympic Games. Apparently, competitive knitting isn't a real sport.
Today's rejected sports are tomorrow's Olympic events. We've come up with five rejected Olympic sports
UPDATE: The list is now complete! Thanks to everyone who took part.
The Terrible 20: Rejected Olympic Sports
- Synchronized Sneezing
- Cup Stacking
- Baseball Without Balls
- Jello Boxing
- Competitive Self-Grooming
- Blindfolded Recycling - Matt Lambert
- Ikea Furniture Building - Tyler Kimbley
- Freeway Hopscotch - Peter Coutinho (Google+)
- Full Contact Scrabble - Kyle J. Henneman
- Underwater Basket Weaving - Mike Lehmann
- One Meter Dash - Jim Kim
- Tandem Squirrel Stacking - Brandon Alley
- Fencing With Guns - Max Heyworth
- Soap Whittling- Peter Coutinho (Google+)
- Cat Whispering - Matt Corpiel
- Competitive Crying - Michael Goetz
- Juggaloing - Jeff Johnson
- Extreme Pelvic Thrusting - Joe Wilson
- The Javelin Catch - Shawn Fisher
- Downhill Instagramming - Phil RojoLoco