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Extractions: Web Search: Encarta Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Columns What Makes a Sport "Olympic"? by Tamim Ansary I won't be suiting up for the Olympics any time soonnot that I've gone professional, mind you: No, my amateur standing is still very, very safe. It's just that my best event is surfing, which is not an Olympic sport. I'm talking about channel surfing, but it would be the same with the other kind. Some sports are Olympic and some aren't. For example: What makes some sports Olympic? It all goes back to tradition. The ancient roots
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