why is squash not part of the olympics?
343913
olympics may consider only the most internationally recognized sports.. squash was in fact supposed to make it into the 2012 olympics however it was competing with four other sports and unfortunately at the conference it didnt make it into the list of sports tht should be played at the olympics (if im not mistaken non of the sports that day presented good enough a reason to make it in) you see the olympics even today is sacred.. being a squash player myself id love to see squash there.. but it needs to cater to much wider range of people... not just the business managers and ceos who play it during the weekend.. it needs to find a much larger proffessional scope before it would be let in.. however as it was considered it might be a safe guess that by 2016 or 2020 it will be in.. it seems like a long time away but if it does get in it will be a big leap forward.. i sure hope itll happen..
907519
I don't know. \n\nI have never understood this either.\n\nEngland, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have their own teams, as you say, for the WC & Euro cup for football & rugby, but when it comes to the Olympics we are Great Britain.
249004
Squash is played between two individuals (singles) or two teams of two (doubles) on a Squash Court. \nOne player serves to start a rally which proceeds until one player hits the ball out or down or fails to hit the ball before it has bounced twice. \nSquash can be played using  a couple of scoring options, traditional (International) scoring and point a rally scoring (PARS). \nSquash Players having a social game can modify the rules to their own requirements. \n\nIf your fitness is poor or you haven’t played Squash for some time, don’t overdo it. \nRemember, Squash is a fast game.  If you have a rally which requires a lot of short sharp movement, it may take your body a moment or two before it realises that a lot of oxygen is needed for recovery. \nThis can result in a sudden increase in heart rate. \nThis is not a good thing for those who lack fitness\n\nCheck the link for much more info!\nGood luck!
710118
I think it's misrepresented because of its isolation from other continents. Sports are pretty international, but not current science or art really.
634906
The Olympics have always been a world comp. the greatest athletes from all over the roman empire and parts of Europe would come to compete. wars between countries would be put on hold for the events. truly just about every country has been represented in the games.
532876
You know it's not the sports that are admitted that I have a problem with. It's the players/athletes they allow to compete. The Olympics, I thought were not supposed to be for professional/paid athletes. Bring the sports into the games by all means but I feel the pro Basketballers, Tennis players, Cricketers etc should be replaced by "amateur" athletes. Cricket , the game, would have to be modified though, maybe limited overs, or it would still be being decided after the Olympics were over.....lol
1066470
sadly not. the reason for not being included is that they could be playing even when the olympics has got over!
331808
absolutely, it meets all the criteria for an Olympic sport, the reason it isn't in the Olympics is that ballroom dancing doesn't have the nationwide appeal that soccer or baseball etc... does.
419104
First of all, curling is not a real sport.  It's a leisure activity.  It's not much harder than playing a pocket ball.  The reason it's in Winter Olympics is because there aren't too many events in Winter Olympics.\n\nOn the other hand baseball is definitely a sport.  It requires physical speed, strength, endurance, skills, team spirit and more!  This sport is getting more popular and it should be part of Summer Olympics.  I mean basketball and soccer is in Summer Olympics.  Why shouldn't baseball be?  It's only a matter of time before baseball will be part of Summer Olympics
124961
Judo and Taekwondo are sports in the Summer Olympics.
833124
I just got into playing squash with a buddy. It's a great sport. Very fun and  it's good cardio.
585404
The Summer Olympics (Games of the Olympiad) have been held every fourth year starting in 1896, with the exception of the years during the World Wars.\n\nA special edition for winter sports, the Olympic Winter Games, was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were originally held as a non-Olympic sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but from 1994 the Winter Games and the Summer Games are held two years apart.\n\nThere are many legends surrounding the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. One of these associates the first Games with the ancient Greek concept of εκεχειρία (ekecheiria) or Olympic Truce. The date of the Games' inception based on the count of years in Olympiads is reconstructed as 776 BC, although scholars' opinions diverge between dates as early as 884 BC and as late as 704 BC.\n\nIn the 17th century, the Olympic Games sports festival was held in England, followed by the National Olympic Games, which were established in the 19th century and continue to this day. Later, similar events were organised in France and Greece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international.\n\nThe interest in reviving the Olympics grew when the ruins of ancient Olympia were uncovered by German archaeologists in the mid-19th century. At the same time, Baron Pierre de Coubertin was searching for a reason for the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871). He thought the reason was that the French had not received proper physical education, and sought to improve this. In 1890 he attended the Wenlock Olympian Society. Coubertin also thought of a way to bring nations closer together, to have the youth of the world compete in sports, rather than fight in war. In his eyes, the recovery of the Olympic Games would achieve both of these goals.\n\nIn a congress at the Sorbonne University, in Paris, held from June 16 to June 23, 1894 he presented his ideas to an international audience. On the last day of the congress, it was decided that the first modern Olympic Games would take place in 1896 in Athens, in the country of their birth. To organise the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was established, with the Greek Demetrius Vikelas as its first president.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games#Ancient_Olympics
99194
Mmm, bowling as a sport in the Summer Olympics. Well, it's in the Commonwealth Games and as you point out curling is simply bowling on ice. Hello, idea forming. In answer: You'd have to contact the people bidding for 2016 and ask them.
616579
Athletes don't compete in the Olympics to break records. They compete to celebrate sports, represent their countries and to win Olympic medals.\n\nSo long as there is sports, so long will the Olympic games flourish.
105538
Why don't you just to your own search next time? I went out & typed squash rules, and voila! there they were. http://www.worldsquash.org/rules.html
595648
Yes softball is being dropped in the 2012 Olympics but I think that it will be reinstated into the 2016 Olympics once they get a different president of the IOC. All there reasons can be argued.\n \nThe IOC said they were going to get rid of these two sports to make the games smaller and less costly.  Then why did they try to fill up these two open spaces with golf, rugby, squash, karate, or roller sports. None of these sports received enough votes to be added to the Olympic Games. This tells me that the IOC was not actually trying to make the games smaller.\n\nAnother reason that IOC dropped softball was because of the United States domination in the sport. Yes, it is true that the United States have won the past 3 gold medals, but the only way the other international teams are going to get better is to play the best in the world. In the 2005 World Cup of Softball, Japan won the tournament. They beat the United States in the championship game, 3-1. Canada also beat the United States in pool play in a close game. According to these results, the United States is less dominating now. \n\nSoftball does not have enough of a worldwide appeal. That is why there are currently 127 countries playing softball. Not all of them are developed into excellent softball teams, but they are playing the game. The only way they are going to get better is to play. The problem is that softball is not a popular sport in Europe. Europeans mainly dominate the IOC. Softball is more popular in the Americas and Asia. They don’t have as big of an influence on the IOC. 60% of the IOC executive board is European. Less than 15% is from the Americas and 20% is from Asia. \n\nSoftball is closely related to baseball which I believe hurt them in the IOC’s decision. The IOC just assumed that softball had problems with steroids like baseball does. Softball is one of the few sports left that have never had a positive drug testing in the Olympics or World Championships. \n\nBaseball players have dreams of playing in the Major League. Softball players dream about playing for the Olympic team. Many young women and girls dream about playing for their country’s team in the Olympics. The IOC shattered millions of these dreams. It is not just American girls that are upset either. Many young women from all over the world are upset about the decision. I am one of them. I too want to play in the Olympics. I have played softball since I was 6. I started playing varsity softball as a freshmen.
759234
is squash even a sport....my like a silly game\nb