Men's racewalk. Women's is only 20km, according to wikipedia.
They both have a 20K, but men also have a 50K.
So, which of the following categories would be included/not included in the survival Olympics?
Archery
Athletics
Baseball
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak
Cycling-Mtn Bike
Cycling-Road
Cycling-Track
Cycling-BMX
Diving
Equestrian
Football (aka Soccer)
Fencing
Artistic Gymnastics
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Trampoline
Handball
Field Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Swimming
Synchro Swimming
Tennis
Taekwondo
Triathlon
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Water Polo
Wrestling
Hubby loves biathlon, he's all up with the Nordic types with rifles.
Table Tennis could be a good survival skill, if you filled the ping pong balls with gasoline and stuffed rags into holes....
Clearly synchronized swimming was born of necessity.
Archery - yes
Athletics - for fitness? Throwing stuff? Vaulting over ditches?
Baseball - No
Badminton - no
Basketball - no
Beach Volleyball - no
Boxing - yes
Canoe/Kayak - yes
Cycling-Mtn Bike - yes
Cycling-Road - yes (maybe)
Cycling-Track - no
Cycling-BMX- yes
Diving - maybe
Equestrian - Eventing - possibly (see pentathlon - origins are similar)
Football (aka Soccer)
Fencing - yes
Artistic Gymnastics - no
Rhythmic Gymnastics - no
Trampoline - no
Handball - no
Field Hockey - hockey stick can be a useful weapon.
Judo - yes
Modern Pentathlon - sure
Rowing - maybe
Sailing - maybe
Shooting - yes
Softball - no
Swimming - yes
Synchro Swimming to distract the enemy?
Tennis - no
Taekwondo - yes
Triathlon - yes
Table Tennis - no
Volleyball - no
Weightlifting - no
Water Polo - no
Wrestling - maybe
Clearly synchronized swimming was born of necessity.
It was useful to confuse predators....
It just throws better, no? Like, if you're going to see how far you can throw things, you might as well pick the furthest-throwing? That would work in battle as well, I'd imagine. A rock-throwing kind of battle?
I think they should add in the caber toss. Because you never know when a telephone pole is going to piss you off.
Badminton thingies are the fastest moving thingies in sports. I'd trust those reflexes for something hunting related, or perhaps just bopping people on the head sharply.
hockey stick can be a useful weapon
Having played field hockey in prep school, I heartily agree.
perhaps just bopping people on the head sharply.
Again, a useful survival skill. More so than most, if you have the wrong sort of coworkers.
