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Higher, faster, stronger, weirder: Strange sporting disciplines in Olympics

From trampoline to skateboarding and breakdancing - the Olympics' expanding roster of sports has become increasingly questionable

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Kanika Datta

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Before an extra 100 gm tragically disqualified her, Vinesh Phogat made history by becoming the first international wrestler to defeat the Japanese Yiu Susaki, the number 1 seed who had been unbeaten for the past 82 matches. More to the point, Phogat competed in a blue ribbon event that has been on the Olympic calendar since its modern edition in 1896.

Since at least the 1980s, the list of sporting disciplines included under the rubric of the Olympics has grown increasingly questionable. From rhythmic gymnastics, which made its debut in the 1984 summer games in Los Angeles,
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