All 339 Olympic events ranked from worst to best

If race walking isn't last this list is garbage.

race walking is arguably superior than:

a)dressage/equestrian

b)rhythmic gymanstics

c)synchronized swimming

d)sailing

no clue wrote:

race walking is arguably superior than:

a)dressage/equestrian

b)rhythmic gymanstics

c)synchronized swimming

d)sailing

IDK, those horses are pretty impressive athletes.

Invincible Ignorance wrote:

This list starts out well enough by putting racewalking at the bottom, but the rest of the ranking of T&F events is ignorant and arbitrary. Men's 100m the best track event? It's a down year for the event and the best guy (Coleman) won't even be racing. Men's and women's 1500m toward the bottom? They're competitive and full of great talents. Lots of weirdness-

https://slate.com/tag/olympics-ranked

It's one guy's opinion and he happens to be nuts. Rather than ranking them, I would cut about two/thirds of them.

Synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics are the worst.

It's like combining racewalking with square dancing, so there is no contest.

no clue wrote:

race walking is arguably superior than:

a)dressage/equestrian

b)rhythmic gymanstics

c)synchronized swimming

d)sailing

I don't appreciate synchronized swimming but I love watching rhythmic gymnastics. Racewalking should be an Olympic sport and is less boring than all those different sailing events.

Anyway, skateboarding tennis and soccer are some of his top sports to watch?

You think the tennis players are focusing on this event or using it as a tune up? It's generally not exciting but will be this time with Osaka.

Lol

Women soccer is #1

Lost all credibility

Road cycling is actually very moronic. These people race on "trade" teams all year, then one day, they race in a country jersey, meaning against teammates, or with teammates who they battle the other 364 days of the year. It makes absolutely zero sense, but someone has to win.

Saved data wrote:

Road cycling is actually very moronic. These people race on "trade" teams all year, then one day, they race in a country jersey, meaning against teammates, or with teammates who they battle the other 364 days of the year. It makes absolutely zero sense, but someone has to win.

Similar to other sports, both "individual" and team

khcglhc wrote:

Lol

Women soccer is #1

Lost all credibility

This

I'm not as triggered by women's soccer as others, but any sports where the Olympics is a secondary event (soccer, basketball, golf, tennis, cycling) shouldn't be near the top. With "Olympic" sports like T&F, gymnastics, and swimming the Olympics are the highest career goal for athletes and you always get the best athletes trying to give their best performances. Especially for something like golf or basketball, it really is just Olympic tourism for the athletes.

Basic criterion is how long the event takes. He adds whether there is an American medal hope but then undercuts that by putting numerous events with an American medal hope near the bottom. There is no reason to elevate sports just because they are brief. Why she who shall remain nameless gets top 50 when most of her medals are relay medals is beyond me. Cycling and distance running are way too low here.

khcglhc wrote:

Lol

Women soccer is #1

Lost all credibility

321. Women’s 10,000-meter (track)

320. Men’s 10,000-meter (track)

299. Women’s 5,000-meter (track)

298. Men’s 5,000-meter (track)

236. Women’s 1,500-meter (track)

234. 4x400-meter mixed relay (track)

212. Men’s 1,500-meter (track)

173. Men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (track)

172. Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (track)

162. Women’s 100-meter hurdles (track)

155. Women’s 800-meter (track)

136. Men’s 110-meter hurdles (track)

124. Men’s 4x400-meter relay (track)

123. Men’s 400-meter (track)

81. Men’s 800-meter (track)

50. Women’s 400-meters (track)

49. Women’s 4x400-meter relay (track)

38. Women’s 4x100-meter relay (track)

37. Men’s 4x100-meter relay (track)

36. Men’s 400-meter hurdles (track)

32. Women’s 400-meter hurdles (track)

21. Women’s 200-meter track

19. Men’s 200-meter track

5. Women’s 100-meter track

4. Men’s 100-meter track

Went woke wrote:

khcglhc wrote:

Lol

Women soccer is #1

Lost all credibility

This

All track events 1500m and longer are in the bottom half. All running events 800m and longer are in the upper half.

The 10k is dead, and the 5k is not far from death.

Missed two:

190. Women’s marathon

149. Men’s marathon

320/1 wrote:

Missed two:

190. Women’s marathon

149. Men’s marathon

Men's marathon is in the upper half. But not by much.

no clue wrote:

race walking is arguably superior than:

a)dressage/equestrian

b)rhythmic gymanstics

c)synchronized swimming

d)sailing

Wrong. B and c have hit women. Sailing takes brains. Only dressage is possibly as stupid as race walking.

khcglhc wrote:

Lol

Women soccer is #1

Lost all credibility

Best women's sport is clearly beach volleyball.