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For a Summer Olympics event, 4 continents and 75 countries. For a Winter Olympics event, 3 continents and 25 countries.
None. It does not matter
Yes, if you consider Olympic teams to be professional.
there are criteria for each sport to be an olympic sport....i don't know all of them but one is that it must be played/practised in 4 continents!! that is why lacrosse is not an olympic sport....because it is not played in 4 continents!! Anyway...rowing is an awesome sport, perhaps the best to watch in the olympics...it totally deserves to be an olympic sport!!
A sport becomes an olympic sport only if the sport is played officialy on4 or more continents
No. It is not played in Antarctica.
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Olympic sportsIn order to be considered as an Olympic sport, a sport must first be practiced by men in at least 75 countries and four continents, and by women in at least 40 countries and three continents. However in order to become a full olympic sport, the sport in question must have a governing International Federation in order for the IOC to officially recognize them as a sport.The governing body has to then file an application to become a demonstration sport. After that, the sport may file another application to officially become a fully recognised Olympic sport.More opinions from FAQ Farmers:2575% of countries must play the sport for it to be accepted into the Olympic games
There is an Olympic comity that select the games played years in advance. It must be played in several countries.
lacrosse isn't currently played in the Olympics, but may be brought in at the Londan Olympic games in 2012.
Yes, Soccer is a youth Olympic discipline.
Spartans played Olympic Sports