Demonstration Sport facts
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American football was demonstrated at the 1932 Summer Olympics in an attempt to promote it as an international sport to be included in future Olympic games. It was not picked up and has remained unpopular outside of the USA.
Cannon shooting was an olympic demonstration sport
What is effective demonstration in sport?
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what's demonstration sports?
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Ski ballet was an Olympic demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992.
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Lifesaving, fire fighting, angling (fishing), kiting, ballooning, and pigeon racing were demonstration sports in the 1900 Olympics
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Ski Ballet", a combination of skiing, ice skating, and dance, was submitted as a demonstration sport, in the 1988 and 1992 winter olympics
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There is a sport practiced in Northern England and Scotland called "Ferret Legging," which involves stuffing a ferret down your pants until you can't take it anymore. The best competitors demonstrate an ability to "have your tool bitten and not care".
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Ski ballet was a real thing and was even at the Olympics as a demonstration sport.