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Bodybuilding And The Olympics: An Ongoing Controversy

The debate on whether bodybuildingcompetition for sporting amateurs, not
should be an Olympic sport has beenprofessionals.
raging for years amongst theAnother reason stated by the IOC for
bodybuilding community and thoseexcluding bodybuilding from the Olympics
interested in the Olympics. Ardent fanswas that the judging in competitive
argue that weightlifting has been anbodybuilding was far too subjective for
Olympic sport for years, so why notan Olympic judge to critique. Given the
bodybuilding? To diehard fans,controversy surrounding the subjective
bodybuilding and the Olympics seems tojudging of sports such as ice skating,
be a perfect fit, and questions likediving, and gymnastics this argument
"Why is bodybuilding not already anhardly seems to hold water. In fact,
Olympic sport?" are routinely aired.bodybuilding would seem to be a perfect
Perhaps the more telling questions tofit!
ask are "Should bodybuilding be anHow Bodybuilding Could Help The Olympics
Olympic sport?", and "Would makingAs competitive bodybuilding has never
bodybuilding an Olympic sport help thebeen a mainstream sport, including it as
Olympics?"an Olympic Sport would allow the sport
Bodybuilding And The Olympics: Why It Isto be better known and recognized. It
Not Already An Olympic Sportwould also make the sport more
The current Olympic program consists ofaccessible, allowing people to learn
35 sports, 53 disciplines and more thanmore about bodybuilding, and possibly
400 events, ranging from archery throughparticipate themselves.
to weightlifting and wrestling. TheBodybuilding would also help the
bodybuilding fan base, competitors, andOlympics by widening the scope of sports
sponsors are all ready and willing toon display. By showcasing bodybuilding,
take the step to Olympic level. Thethe Olympics would be encouraging people
stumbling block is the Internationalof all ages to eat good food, work out,
Olympic Committee and the OPC, who statebecome fit, and look after their health.
simply that according to their criteria,These are important messages in a world
bodybuilding is not a sport and therewhere so many people are overweight.
has no place in the Olympics.A look back into history reveals that
This stand begs the question, "whatthe Olympics were first introduced by
determines a sport in the first place?".the Greeks, who idolized and revered
A simple definition by the Australianwell toned, aesthetic bodies with
Sports Foundation says that sport is "ahealthy strong physiques.
human activity capable of achieving aBodybuilding And The Olympics: The Main
result requiring physical exertion andArgument Against
or physical skill, which, by its natureBesides the drug doping issue, perhaps
and organization, is competitive and isthe most prominent argument against
generally accepted as being a sport."including bodybuilding in the Olympics
Arguably, bodybuilding fits within thisis the subjectivity of judges and the
definition, and one would think thisfact that there is often no clear
should be enough for the IOC. However,winner. Even though other Olympic sports
the primary problem the IOC has withlike ice skating are also in this
allowing bodybuilding into the Olympicscategory, the majority of Olympic
concerns drug abuse. They claim that thesporting events feature clear winners,
widespread use of performance enhancingeither by time, distance, height or
drugs by bodybuilders would preventlifting weight. No one can argue that
bodybuilding from complying with Olympicjudging mistakes have been made when a
drug policies. There are harsh andcompetitor clearly wins an event.
vigilant doping rules for OlympicAlthough the jury is still out on
competitors, which would certainlybodybuilding and Olympics, it seems for
exclude many professional bodybuilders.the time being at least, that the
However, the natural bodybuildingOlympic Committee has no intention of
fraternity does not use performanceincluding bodybuilding as an Olympic
enhancing drugs. The Olympics couldsport. Despite the fact that the
uphold their drug policies, allowingbodybuilding fraternity is ready and
only natural bodybuilders to compete atwilling to take the step to Olympic
the Olympics. This also aligns with thelevel, it looks like they will be
tradition of the Olympics being awaiting for some time yet.



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