I think we can all agree that paintball will never be an olympic sport nor do some of us want it to be but what about the Xgames? I dont know what the guidelines are for something to qualify as a sport for the xgames but i want to hear why there not in the Xgames.

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I found this article about Paintball and the Olympics.

Rob Rubin’s Tyger’s Den - SPLAT Magazine Blogs

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Now I would not be opposed to it being in the XGames. I think it would work quite well there... if in the speedball format.

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Just doing a quick search on google i couldnt find anything on why paintball is not in the xgames. If you think about it though are there any team sports in the xgames? I cant think of any. I think paintball would be perfect for the xgames. They should also put paintball on tv. And most definitely would it have to be speedball. You wouldnt get alot of viewers if it was scenario/woodsball.

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"If money gets in the way put on a ghillie and prone past it"
"The barrels rifled....Oh wait no thats just dirt."

He makes quite the argument....

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concerning televising woodsball, what about that armchair commandos show Special Ops is doing?
looks like it'll be worth watching.

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Ill watch any paintball thats put on tv im addicted but speedball is easier for people who dont play the sport to watch. Faster game faster pace. What channel is it on and when? And actually there is paintball on tv. I watch it but its only on tuesdays 430 on FSN there are reruns sometimes but they've put on golf when it was scheduled to be paintball.

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"If money gets in the way put on a ghillie and prone past it"
"The barrels rifled....Oh wait no thats just dirt."

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ESPN the Magazine
Fall, 2001 Issue 4.17
Page 152, under the title "Rejected X"

And trust me, they haven't forgotten about the NPPL shows that ran in '94 / '95. they ran the Smart Parts event because SP bought the air time, making it an over glorified infomercial.

Blame Lord Odin, he linked me over to here.

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what channel is fsn for dish network? i did a search and didnt find anything

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Political correctness says no. Guns...blah blah.

They could make it like a scenario biathlon with simple courses.

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