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Joe Vesey-Byrne
Aug 03, 2016

The Olympics! A globe united! The great Athenian games bringing light into a darkened world. From this beacon comes forth some excellent internet humour.
The opening ceremony is on Friday, and ahead of this great occasion there have been some last minute appeals to the International Olympics Committee (IOC).
No, it's not for doping, but about new sports which really ought to be considered.
Twitter users have been using '#myolympicsportwouldbe' to make their suggestions. If the IOC is going to accept 'Handball', they can accept these ideas for goodness' sake.
Gut workouts
Feats of emotional strength
Contact sports
Endurance
Solo sports
The Hept-sass-alon
Shot puns
Synchronised malarky
Javelin a laugh
Slalom shake
Good work everybody. Rio, we await your decision.
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