http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-olympics-athletics-revenues-idUSBRE94S0AT20130529 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/olympics-athletics-revenues-idUSL3N0EA2F620130529 Reuters: Olympics-IOC sports revenue rankings Wed May 29, 2013 10:18am EDT ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 29 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday recalculated the rankings of the 26 sports federations in the Olympics to determine revenue distribution from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. 2016 Rankings: Group A. Aquatics, athletics, gymnastics. Group B Basketball, cycling, football, tennis, volleyball. Group C Archery, badminton, boxing, judo, rowing, shooting, table tennis, weightlifting. Group D Canoe/kayak, equestrian, fencing, handball, hockey, sailing, taekwondo, triathlon, wrestling. Group E Modern pentathlon, golf, rugby. - - - - Under the previous breakdown used for the 2012 Olympics, athletics was awarded about $47 million, Group B sports received about $22 million each, Group C $16 million and sports in Group D about $14 million. Previous rankings: Group A Athletics Group B Aquatics, basketball, cycling, football, gymnastics, tennis, volleyball Group C Equestrian, handball, hockey, rowing. Group D Archery, badminton, boxing, canoe/kayak, fencing, judo, modern pentathlon, sailing, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, weightlifting, wrestling. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Patrick Johnston)
Hey at least most of the Olympic sports are playable worldwide. The winter Olympics is discriminatory to me and are pretty much mostly daredevil stunts in comparison!
Golf definitely qualify as an Olympic sport but it doesn't need to be included in the Olympic cause it has it's own majors. Winning a golf medal in golf more or less equal to winning a wrestling medal in Olympic. Most of the better known players will not take part and it is a waste of time and energy.
