Should Paintball be in the Olympics?

[Mega Man]

Paintball has not even been excepted in the X-Games (wich is made FOR alternitive/extreme sports)

[Crazy]

i'd rather see paintball in the X-games, rather than the Olympics. but thats just my opinion/

[OhMyAMoose]

well we better put NASCAR in the olympics if we put paintball. Both would be stupid.

[SoupRman]

not everyone world wide, not enough people play paintball. it would have to be a common sport and make interest in many of the world's countries to come and play at the olympic games.

it will never be in teh olympics unless, it is a recognized, and is played everywhere. also, paintball isn't really "well" organized as other major sports are.


thats why we have tournaments :)

[Rahman]

Most Olympic sports are derived from the crudest human elements,for example the Javelin throw -it started when hunters in ancient Greece would compete over who could throw the furthest. then theres Fencing-which is basically sword fighting. Greco Roman wrestling-the Greeks, in ancient competion used to actually kill each other in this sport and theres also Boxing,Judo & karate to name a few and also the Biathalon which is in the Winter games they actually use rifles.I believe paintball can make it in the Olympics but, it must be presented in it's rawest and purest form , I am definetely positive that the IOC(Internatonal Olympic Comitee)which governs the games will not alow most the technology let alone markers to be used in the games put this I don't they will even allow a 200rnd loader if paintball does make it into the Olympics you can expect to see alot of stock and pump remember the Olympics are about pushing the athletes and there skills ....

[jimmyjobob]

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someone told me the other day bridge was an olympic event. please tell me this isnt true.....

[media]

Presentation is key. A combination of helmet cams (all players required to have mini cameras mounted in some standard way) and regular cameras would make sport more enjoyable to watch.

Who's watched NASCAR? I personally think the various onboard cams add quite a bit to the broadcast and puts the viewer in the driver's seat. Why wouldn't this work in paintball to improve it's presentation? Has a paintball cam already been designed?

It would probably require some thought to design a workable player mounted cam and rules might have to be adjusted depending on the cam (if it auto-cleans obstructions then you may want to exclude cam hits as eliminations).

Paintball is exciting to play, but not as fun to watch. To bring the two together you obviously want to make watching it feel a lot like playing it. Nothing does that better than
giving the viewer first person perspective. A replay of an elimination from the view of the eliminated person then from the eliminator combined with an overhead camera would make for exciting viewing.

[irbodden]

I doubt, I don't think enough people around the country play. Anyways, sports like curling make the Games looks stupid.

[steveg]

Anyways, sports like curling make the Games looks stupid.

why?

[MikeCouves]

Ain't gonna happen anytime soon...

[FaSSt]

Originally posted by steveg


why?

BECAUSE CURLING SUCKS!!!

[LaW]

I don't think paintball is suited for either the olympics or the xgames... i wouldn't consider paintball an "extreme" sport. It's also not one like others have said that is that popular around the world, is also unorganized, and it's not very easy to watch it on video and make it look appealing to the general public. If you look at the xgames you'll see talented people that are putting a lot on the line to do what they do. In paintball anyone can pick up a marker and play, even play well. In most of the sports in the xgames it takes a good amount of skill to be able to do some of the stuff these people do. I just don't think it has a place in the xgames or the olympics and I also don't believe why this topic keeps being brought up?

Paintball should have it's own "games", that's why we have such events as challenge cup and skyball... I think paintball should stick to it's own category.

[FedEx{SS}]

Paintball in Olympics

I think being in the X-Games is good enough!

[SlipknotX556]

I think paintball should be an olympic event!!!