#28: The Sports World is Your Oyster
Humans have been competing and playing games since the dawn of civilization. There’s something about engaging in healthy competition and teamwork that just seems to make us click. Because of the eternal appeal of sports, there are approximately 8,000 different types of sports played across the world. We can’t even begin to imagine what all 8,000 are!
Despite this vast and diverse range of sporting events and games, only 33 sports qualified as an Olympic sport during the 2021 competition. Granted, allowing all 8000 types of sports into the Olympics would make the games incredibly hard to manage. What’s more, holding competitions for thousands of teams sounds like an impossible undertaking. Honestly, we get the pared-down offerings when it comes to the Olympics.