Reference :- Open-minded Sky Anchor Chris Kenny discussed the Olympic Games .

 Reference :-    At last something a bit lighter for The Sky Reply to tackle . 

The thought of Break Dancing becoming an Olympic sport sure made you chuckle with contempt Chris . 

An old bloke like me is too set in his ways to have a reasonable opinion on the subject . I still think they stopped making real cars when they eliminated front window quarter vents .   Accordingly , this Sky Reply is better tackled by the younger members of our team .

Ken junior really liked the footage you showed of those break dancers demonstrating their skills .  He can't understand why anybody would think that throwing a brass ball or a metal rod as far as you can  is somehow more deserving of recognition as a sport .   I pointed out that it is simple enough to measure a distance , but difficult to judge a break dancer .   But Ken junior quickly retorted that sports like diving and gymnastics are no different .  He can get tetchy at times , and told me that if they can judge two blokes going the biff with boxing gloves they can judge break dancing as well.  

Monte  ( the motorcyclist )  agrees that break dancing is worthy of a category in the Olympic games .  He also reckons that if blasting away at a target with a firearm is a worthy sport , why not motorcycle stunts ? Monte has the record for the longest wheelie ever done down the main street of Kooralya . He says it took years of practice and a lot of gravel rash to set the record .  I told Monte it is unlikely that he will ever be in the Olympic games.  Imagine the cost of constructing the main street of Kooralya at stadiums around the world .  Or the endless arguments when the organizers can't agree regarding how many potholes and empty beer cans to put on the track .

Gabbo ( the aborigine )  has a totally different perspective . He says one goal of the Olympic games is to include people of all cultural backgrounds so as to foster international fellowship and cooperation . 

Gabbo reckons that although sports like throwing cannon balls and spears or wrestling and boxing have been practised for millennia , history ceaselessly unfolds , and new sports evolve .   These need to be offered a place in the games to satisfy the goal of inclusiveness . 

Gabbo also says that there should be a category for Boomerang throwing .  He says that particular sport goes back about 50,000 years and requires a lot more skill than throwing a cannonball .  He also said something about cultural inclusivity , and wanted to know why nobody has ever thought of introducing a Woomera  category to the Javelin throwing .  Fair enough .  I reckon both those sports would please spectators more than the Shot Put . 

It was nice to see you laughing Chris , even if ( as usual )  it was at somebody's expense . 

Your comrade , Ken .