Not Olympic Sports

Here is a list of sports which I don't think should be in the Olympics

- Road cycling (this is NOT the Tour de France)

- Basketball (at the very least, change the format so that American multi-millionaire NBA players are not competing for gold)

- Any sports that involve subjective judgement (anything that involves "artistic performance" is not a sport - hello Rhythmic Gymnastics)

- Chess (I heard that it has applied for inclusion in future Olympics - anything that is NOT a spectator sport should never be considered)

- Golf (come on, even the golf pros couldn't care less about it)

- Football/soccer (who cares about Olympic soccer?  At least make it 5-a-side or beach soccer or something that makes it distinct)

- Tennis (as with golf, already have 4 majors a year so Olympics is just not necessary)

- Synchronized swimming (a joke)

- Race walking (stupid)

- Equestrian sports (come on, the Olympics is about human not animal achievement)

- Trampoline (good grief, it's for children)

- Skateboarding (stick to the X-Games)

- American Football/Aussie Rules Football/Gaelic Football (as much as like all of these, they're just too regional)

- Beach Volleyball (just an excuse to minimize clothing.  Stick to regular indoor volleyball)

And I'm sure I'll discover more as I catch some of the interminable coverage on US TV.