"Twisties" wrote in message
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i agree, "extreme" now means anything where you may be more than 50cm of
the ground

From the news report
"extreme sports" have been added to the Olympics in recent years,
including triathlon.

Not even 50cm it seems!

I think the extreme tag has been applied to any sport which is new and
unconventional. The established Olympic sports tend to be those which have a
reasonably lengthy tradition of organised sporting activity and are accepted
by those in authority over sport. Things like road cycling or downhill
skiing are part of the establishment and OK to devote time and resources
towards. Any newer sports (post 1980) all get tarred with the brush of high
risk and questionable morality.

We could probably add synchronised swimming and beach volleyball to the list
of 'extreme sports'

Cheers
Peter