I don’t know about you, but I’ve also been a little freaked out about some of the so-called sports that the organizers included in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The other night, I heard the announcer tease that up next was something called Rhythmic Swimming. It turned out it was just the updated name for something I’ve watched at other Olympics (and maybe you have too): synchronized swimming.
Still, when did they bring in the extreme, out-of-water stunts. It’s more like cheerleading than something people compete at on the field. I kind of felt like I was watching Cirque du Soleil (which is amazing, but it isn’t a sport). Maybe it’s just me.
Anyway, one of the other sports this time that has me scratching my head is break dancing. And before someone accuses me of disliking break dancing, I don’t. I grew up in the ’80s, and it was a unique and cool thing to grow out of hip-hop’s…
