Should Yoga Be an Olympic Sport?
SodaHead Sports
2012/03/04 01:12:25
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Apparently competitive yoga actually exists. (We’d never heard of it. Had you?) And now, some competitors envision a day when the “sport” will be covered by ESPN and included in the Olympic Games.
So, you may be wondering, what does competitive yoga actually entail? At the National Yoga Asana Championship (taking place Friday through Sunday in New York), participants have three minutes to perform five required yoga positions, as well as two of their choice. Competitors are scored on proper alignment, timing, and steadiness of holds, and can lose points for things like labored breathing, trembling, or falling out of a posture.
To become an Olympic sport, competitive yoga (aka yoga asana) must be widely practiced in 75 countries and must be voted in by the International Olympic Committee. Currently only about fifteen countries host yoga competitions, but USA Yoga has made it its mission to form an international yoga federation and to qualify yoga asana as an Olympic sport.
Yet, some yogis feel that the practice, which is meant to promote tranquility and meditation, does not belong in competitions at all. Other practitioners, however, especially those from India where yoga asana has a long history, feel that competitions inspire both participants and audiences to engage in deeper, more disciplined yoga practice.
What do you think SodaHeads? It may not happen any time soon, but should yoga be an Olympic sport?
So, you may be wondering, what does competitive yoga actually entail? At the National Yoga Asana Championship (taking place Friday through Sunday in New York), participants have three minutes to perform five required yoga positions, as well as two of their choice. Competitors are scored on proper alignment, timing, and steadiness of holds, and can lose points for things like labored breathing, trembling, or falling out of a posture.
To become an Olympic sport, competitive yoga (aka yoga asana) must be widely practiced in 75 countries and must be voted in by the International Olympic Committee. Currently only about fifteen countries host yoga competitions, but USA Yoga has made it its mission to form an international yoga federation and to qualify yoga asana as an Olympic sport.
Yet, some yogis feel that the practice, which is meant to promote tranquility and meditation, does not belong in competitions at all. Other practitioners, however, especially those from India where yoga asana has a long history, feel that competitions inspire both participants and audiences to engage in deeper, more disciplined yoga practice.
What do you think SodaHeads? It may not happen any time soon, but should yoga be an Olympic sport?
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/sports/new-york-...
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i'd win the gold medal ;)
Are the same people proposing saying the Rosary as an Olympic event? We could count how many Rosaries the contestant says in an hour.
Yoga is something you do to relax and stretch your body.
Gymnastics is something entirely different.
Bad enough they have synchronized swimming and are adding female boxing when all boxing should be banned. When everything is an Olympic sport--NOTHING IS.
... as long as it's Full Contact- Cage Fight Yoga!
That's when Yoga turns from a holistic exercise into a recognizable sport.
I would hate to see it on the Olympics. That would kill me to see them getting into weird positions and all that fun junk.