Joseph Richards

In Which I Rate Olympic Sports On A Scale of ‘Too Aesthetic’ to ‘Too Prescriptive’

Too Aesthetic 

Equestrian Dressage

Synchronised Swimming 

Diving 

Equestrian Showjumping/Eventing

Gymnastics  

Football 

— Perfect compromise between beauty and competition —

Tennis  

Basketball 

Volleyball

Fencing

Boxing 

Hockey 

Table Tennis

Track

Pentathlon 

Triathlon 

Field

Beach Volleyball 

Cycling 

Canoe Slalom

Canoe Sprint

Sailing

Rowing 

Weightlifting

Swimming 

Handball

Water Polo

Judo

Wrestling 

Archery 

10m Shooting   

Too Prescriptive