re: Is Bowling the only sport?

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Javelin, Shot-put, high-jump

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all track and field events have officials

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Yes, but where the javelin lands and whether or not the person stepped on the foul line is not exactly subjective.

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There's a number of fouls in horse racing, like blocking other horses, that are subjective.

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There's also post race blood analysis. My wife does some of those in the lab.

Tennis. Thanks to the hawk-eye replay system the officials don't have enough influence to actually alter the outcome of a match.

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Tennis. Thanks to the hawk-eye replay system the officials don't have enough influence to actually alter the outcome of a match

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Come on.

It's just at the pro level, and even then each player only has a certain amount of challenges.

Plus, if you look at the AO, many of the courts don't even have the replay systems installed.

How about the bitch ref who called the foot fault on Serena?

Officials still mean a lot in tennis.

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Javelin, Shot-put, high-jump

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Especially in shot put they have some of the most strenous officiating in track and field

Fans call them too.

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It's just at the pro level, and even then each player only has a certain amount of challenges.

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And they are very rarely used up. If you challange three times and lose them all in a set, then there is no room to bitch

In big matches now, the only truly subjective calls are foot faults and conduct violations, both of which are excedingly rare

does pool have officials?