There is good news for guys who consider themselves overweight. The
International Olympic Committee has given the all clear for Sumo
Wrestling to be included on the Olympic Programme for the Tokyo 2020
Games. For years the Japanese Olympic Committee had been lobbying for
the sport's inclusion in the Games and today the IOC finally acceded to
their request. Reading from a prepared statement during a press conference at their headquarters in Lausanne
Switzerland IOC President Thomas Bach, had this to say:
"The IOC has decided to make the ancient Japanese past time of Sumo
Wrestling an official Olympic Sport. This is a Martial Art that
originated over two thousand years ago and what more opportune occasion
to make it an official Olympic Sport than in 2020 when the city of Tokyo
is hosting the Games? If we can have Judo and Taekwondo in the Olympics, why not have
Sumo Wrestling?"
The announcement did not sit too well with everyone though. Contacted
to get his take on this latest move to make the Olympic
Games....uh...bigger, retired Greco-Roman Olympic Wrestling Legend
Alexandr "Russian Bear" Karelin opined:
"Can anyone tell me what ees so entertaining about two overweight men
een thongs trying to poosh each other down? How does dees help to make
thee Oleempeeks better? I thought that thee Oleempeeks was supposed to
promote a poseeteev sporting eemage? Not endorse nudity and obeeseety."
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