Since there seems to be lots of talk going on about the Olympics, I thought I would ask, what do you think is the hardest sport in the Olympics? Since I read an article on this sport, it's been my opinion that Water Polo is the hardest. They interviewed some guy from the U.S. team. He said that a lot of people think the pool is 4 feet deep. But it's not, it's 10-14 usually, and you have to tread for more then an hour, while swimming around and passing a ball. Add some opponents waving their hands like crazy in front of your face, and kicking your legs under water too. I think that's counts as hard.

So what are some other opinions?

Ice Hockey by far. You have to put the puck in a net in which the goalie is just about as big as the goal. To top it off, its on skates. To sweeten that deal more, the other team is allowed to check you off said skates and against the boards.

Hmmm....I guess that's pretty hard. But Water Polo has one thing Ice Hockey doesn't. A solid ground to put your feet on. Other then that, though, Ice Hockey is up there in the hardest sports.

I would have to go with the decathalon. Those guys are nuts. Unlike hockey or water polo, both of which require great stamina, the decathalon requires mastering so many different areas. This is the only sport that I know of that takes two days to complete (except cricket).

Events are 100 meters, 400 meters, 400 meter hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot put, discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1500 meters. In addition, the one who wins gold in this event is labeled World's Greatest Athlete.

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The Decathlon. End of thread.


Another one to consider is the kayaking time trials (whatever its called). Seeing people in kayaks go upstream to go through a gate requires ridiculous precision, strength and skill. Theres a lot of variables to factor into that.

I by no way think this is harder than the decathlon, but is definitely one event to be considered tough.

Of course, if any of this were "easy", we'd all be olympians .

Wow, starting this thread has re-introduced me to a lot of sports I forgot about in the Summer Olympics. Kayaking is something I need to see. I don't think I've ever seen that before...

I vote either decathlon or water polo. But wrestling can be tough too. Actually, looking at the olympics site, there's a lot of sports I probably wouldn't even thought of. I didn't know boxing was an olympic sport, or trampoline. I feel kind of ill-informed now lol.

i would say javelin and hammer throw.
if you count the weight of those men and women, and the weight of the hammer and javelin, it has to be the heaviest sport..
just kidding

hardest, no id.....

wich country do you think gets the most medals?

LOL! And Flamtap, I'm right with you. It's like, "Car Crashing is a sport in the Olympics? Wait, what about the winning country of the Computer Repair event?"

And bassgirl, I'm not sure, but either way, that's not what the thread is about, is it?

Steeplechase seems pretty demanding.

Badminton.

I tend to lean toward events that require being exceptional at a multitude of disciplines like the decathalon and gymnastics.

If you think about it, every sport in the Olympics is equally hard because the competitors are taking their respective sports to the furthest extreme.

Ok, I thought about it, and while the part about taking their sport to a different level is true, I just can't put curling on the same level as the decathalon.

haha Good point :-P

I love curling... every time it is on, I sit there mesmerized by it. That was not sarcasm either.

I agree, some sports may look more physically demanding and thus, harder, but even those that aren't as demanding require a lot of training.

Also, it depends on what your definition of hard is. Do you mean physically demanding? Because when you compare table tennis to say, the decathlon....they just don't seem on the same level.

It's not just you. I'm the exact same way.

Same here.

I'm like, "Wow, that's cool!"

Mom: "Stephen there's a Bill Gates on the phone, he says he owes you 20 million dollars?"

Me: Mom, quiet! Curling is on!

So I turned on the olympics and what sport is on..... walking. Yes, that's right, walking. A bunch a people looking like they are racing each other at a pace just shy of a jog. I once saw a Malcom In The Middle episode where Hal gets into race walking. I thought it was all a funny joke, but there it is, a bunch a people walking quickly.