Disc Golf in the Olympics?

[zenbot]

From the International Olympic Committee:

Good luck with the PDGA (or any other "International Federation" of disc golf) conforming with the bolded passage.

I guess Michael Phelps could start playing disc golf.

 

[JR Stengele]

From the International Olympic Committee:

Good luck with the PDGA (or any other "International Federation" of disc golf) conforming with the bolded passage.

No kidding. That would essentialy get rid of three quarters of the competition.

 

[AdamE]

With all this talk of Chicago possibly hosting the 2016 games, I started thinking about this topic and did a little research. Unless the PDGA has started this process already, it's unlikely disc golf could appear in the olympics before 2020.

The International Olympic Committee process requires seven years for a new sport to be added.

http://inlineskating.about.com/od/competitiveinlineskating/a/olympic_sport.htm

Other than the Anti-Doping Code issue mentioned earlier, it sounds like disc golf meets the criteria to become an olympic sport. I know ball golf isn't included, but real men don't play with ball so they do have that against them.

So lets cross our fingers and hope the PDGA is working on this.

 

[Vegan Ray]

Besides the glaring lack of doping controls (not to mention that there will not be any in the foreseeable future), I'm sure that the PDGA is not represented in 75 or more countries. (My guess is more like 20-25.)

 

[biscoe]

So lets cross our fingers and hope the PDGA is working on this.

they're not. thank goodness. what a waste of time/resources that would be.

 

[Vegan Ray]

they're not. thank goodness. what a waste of time/resources that would be.

W3RD!

 

[DavidSauls]

they're not. thank goodness. what a waste of time/resources that would be.

Amen

 

[scarpfish]

I still can't figure out why some folks want DG in the Olympics as if the OG's are somehow the pantheon of athletic competition or something. The Olympics aren't so much about sports as they are about politics. Always has been that way, and always will be. Precisely what we should shy away from.

 

[skinner21]

If they come to Chicago in 2016 (which would be AWESOME) it would be really cool to hold a tournament during that time as a psuedo-Olympics. I think it would be fun and we could avoid all of the red tape of being in the real Olympics.

Otherwise, we have no shot of getting into the Olympics for at least another 50 years, and I hope even then we aviod it. Regular golf isn't even an Olympic game, DG has no shot for a LONG time.

 

[cblack129]

2012 Olympic Disc Golf Petition

http://www.petitiononline.com/golfman/petition.html

 

[Jukeshoe]

Cool, thanks!

 

[RHINESEL]

I signed.

 

[jkdisc]

honestly, i doubt it will happen

 

[skurf]

Did War Eagle write that petition?

 

[cblack129]

no idea

 

[jkdisc]

the last thing the IOC wants is more US winners

 

[biscoe]

give up- what a complete waste of time...

 

[CaptainAnhyzer]

LOL! signatures 244 thru 265 are just spammers.............

 

[jkdisc]

im no english major but there are mispellings and fragment sentences.. this cant help the case

 

[CaptainAnhyzer]

im no english major but there are mispellings and fragment sentences.. this cant help the case

no kidding.......... and the fact that it's been around for more than a year and has less than 400 signatures. :wall: