An international committee of seven participating countries has
been set up to lobby for the inclusion of a number of Asian sports
into the Olympics.
The committee has called itself the "International Committee Of
Asian Olympic Games Inclusion (ICAOGI)".
The participating countries consists of India, China, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
Elected Chairman of the Committee, Singaporean Mr Wang Too Play,
said, "We are tired of the fact that so many of the Olympics sports
are of Western origins. We think ah, sports with a more Asian
flavour should be included. lor. Otherwise, not fair leh."
Mr Wang revealed that a list of Asian sports has already been
submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for
consideration. He hopes that the IOC will accept their proposals to
include the sports by the next Olympics in Beijing in year
2008.
Organising Member Ms Saya binte Main commented further, "There are
an abundance of Asian sports that are worthy of inclusion into the
Olympics. We are merely calling for the IOC to recognise this
fact."
The list of Asian sports includes the following:
1) Kopitiam Navigation: The sport of navigation where navigators
plough through a crowded kopitiam (or coffeeshop) with a tray of
various drinks such as teh peng, milo peng, or even scaldingly hot
kopi. Judges and audiences will sit around at tables with the
liberty to move about to increase the difficulty level of the
sport. Navigator with the least
amount of spilled liquid wins a gold medal, and future job
opportunities in prestigious kopitiams in his/ her home
country.
2) Sale: A tray of clothes will be piled high in front of every
player. At the whistle, all players must dig frantically for the
piece of clothing the judges specify. Fastest player wins a gold
medal and a lifelong opportunity to serve as a salesperson in his/
her home country.
3) Bus Marathon: This sport will take place in a stadium. Runners
run after a single bus at the sound of a whistle. First runner to
board the bus wins a gold medal and will never have to worry about
taking a bus in his/ her home country again.
4) Sardine Train: This is a very difficult sport to master and has
its roots in India, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Judges stand by
a non-moving train and squeeze players into the train. Most
comfortable player wins a gold medal and free train rides in his/
her home country for life.
5) Noodle Maker: This sport originated from China and requires an
enormous amount of technique and physical strength. Contestants
must wear white and knead dough till it becomes thin noodles.
Contestant with the thinnest noodle wins a gold medal and free
noodles in his/ her home country for life.
by talkingcock.com Hennie Rogers
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