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American football applies for inclusion in 2020 Toyko Olympics
Posted on 6/13/15 at 5:46 am
Posted on 6/13/15 at 5:46 am
If it happens, free gold medal 
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Organizers for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Toyko released a list of 26 sports, including American football, billiards, tug of war and karate, that have applied to be on the Olympic charter.
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"We would like to see in the proposals also an event or events which are attractive to youth in particular," IOC President Thomas Bach said, according to the Associated Press. "We think that this would be a win-win situation. It would give Japan the great opportunity to present itself to the world as a youthful nation looking to the future embracing youth and other cultures."
The IOC will make final decisions in August 2016, when it meets ahead of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Some other sports that applied for inclusion are chess, dance sport, floorball, sumo, polo, racquetball and bowling.
"I am confident that this call for youth in the Olympic Agenda 2020 will be reflected in the proposal we are going to receive in September," Bach said, according to the AP.
Baseball and softball, which were both dropped after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, are also up for consideration to be brought back after applying to be included in the games earlier this week.
- Scooby Axson
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Posted on 6/13/15 at 5:51 am to Byron Bojangles III
Great idea! The US would totally dominate a field of.......maybe three.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 5:54 am to Byron Bojangles III
Forget football (would be random college/semi-pro/arena league players anyway), Tug of War against other countries would be so bad arse
This post was edited on 6/13/15 at 6:00 am
Posted on 6/13/15 at 5:58 am to Eighteen
We'd get Bama vs THE WORLD!
Posted on 6/13/15 at 6:23 am to Byron Bojangles III
The final score would be 3645-0
Posted on 6/13/15 at 6:25 am to Eighteen
Tug of War with NFL linemen would be amazing.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 6:28 am to Byron Bojangles III
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American football-would be stupid
billiards-stupid
tug of war-stupid, but I would totally watch it
karate-don't care
chess-
dance sport,-ya we could get Emmitt Smith on the team
floorball-??
sumo-makes more sense than most
polo-meh
racquetball-why not?
bowling-meh
Baseball-should never have left but see why it did
softball-should absolutely be there
Posted on 6/13/15 at 6:42 am to Tigertown in ATL
Kind of a dumb idea. We're the only country in the world that plays that sport. A handful play related sports or different versions of the game but only the US has a meaningful number of American football players.
It would be a farce.
It would be a farce.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 6:44 am to Bestbank Tiger
Samoa gonna wreck shop
Posted on 6/13/15 at 6:52 am to Byron Bojangles III
Tug of war would be appointment viewing, hope that gets in
Posted on 6/13/15 at 8:22 am to Byron Bojangles III
Football - Never in the olympics. If baseball can't stay, foot ball has no chance.
I do think Karate get in since Japan is hosting.
I do think Karate get in since Japan is hosting.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 8:31 am to Byron Bojangles III
Doesn't matter. Gymnastics, track, and basketball are still the only things they will show on tv.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 8:58 am to Byron Bojangles III
Softball should be in it
Posted on 6/13/15 at 9:01 am to Broseph Barksdale
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Samoa gonna wreck shop
I could see them getting the bronze. Canada would get the silver since their version of football is the closest to ours.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 9:02 am to pvilleguru
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Doesn't matter. Gymnastics, track, and basketball are still the only things they will show on tv.
And swimming.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 9:15 am to Dalosaqy
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Great idea! The US would totally dominate a field of.......maybe three
USA,Canada,Britain and Germany would for all sure be in that. I've also seen some Italian, Russian and Japanese football.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 9:52 am to Tigertown in ATL
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tug of war
sounds awesome
Posted on 6/13/15 at 10:43 am to Byron Bojangles III
Is anyone else floored that they took out wrestling a few years ago (since reinstated)? It to me is just one of the quintessential Olympic sports. Certainly much more so than badminton or shooting.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 11:38 am to TigersSEC2010
quote:It's took bad that they would probably lose to a group of softball pitchers. Tug of War isn't about strength, but physics.
Tug of War with NFL linemen would be amazing.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 11:40 am to CCTider
adding football wild be monumentally stupid ... 2nd only to adding golf ...
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