2008 Olympics Dumbest Sports from Ping Pong to Polo

Most people think that the Olympics are all about running fast and lifting heavy stuff.

While that’s largely true, we also found out that there are a lot of things you can win a medal for that we didn’t even know were sports—in fact, we thought a few of them were just games for intoxicated college co-eds.

In honor of the Olympics, we present:

Top Five Worst 2008 Olympic Sports.
Enjoy.

5. Water polo
Playing in the pool is fun.
Watching other people play in the pool is not.

4. Synchronized swimming
Unless your synchronized swimming routine involves a massive recreation of the Thriller video…well, we still wouldn’t be interested.

3. Softball
All of the fun of alcohol-soaked co-ed college softball, without the co-eds or the alcohol.

2. Volleyball and Beach Volleyball
Somehow volleyball actually counts as two sports. We thought this was just a way for the gym “teacher” to torture nerds.

1. Tie: Badminton, Handball, Table Tennis
The top slot is a three-way tie between a family of sports that we really don’t even think are sports.

Badminton
Seriously, badminton? Isn’t that something you play in your backyard during BBQ season? Might as well make lawn darts a sport, too.

Handball
Nice try, yuppie.
No one ever blasted “We Will Rock You” at a handball match.

Table Tennis
That’s right, you can win a medal playing ping pong. Unfortunately, ping pong is only fun if it is part of a drinking game. Our apologies to Forrest Gump. Oh yeah, and did anybody see that movie Balls of Fury? Neither did we, but the commercials were enough to ensure that we don’t like ping pong anymore.

Is there a silly Olympic sport we missed?
Leave a comment and tell us what’s on your list!