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[–] p3n@lemmy.world 55 points 3 months ago (20 children)

Not to take anything anyway from the Olympic athletes who are incredibly talented at their sport, but their sport doesn't resemble the practical shooting of real guns.

There are actual competitons for that, such as the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) world shoots. The U.S. is much better represented in these: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPSC_Handgun_World_Shoots

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Archery isn't "practical archery" either, and equestrian isn't "practical horseback riding".

[–] AngryMob@lemmy.one 7 points 3 months ago

Honestly a historical version of these would be pretty damn cool alongside the modern olympic take. Show me the best 100lb longbowman

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