Which of these has the Summer Olympic sport that requires most training to qualify?

[iowajerms]

There are 36 sports in the 2012 Summer Olympics, according to the website. I put them into 10 categories for this poll. I am using the list of sports on the link. For "martial arts", I included the sports they talk about in MMA.

Running
Athletics (track and field), Modern Pentathlon, Triathlon

Pool
Diving, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo

Target
Archery, Shooting

Martial Arts
Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling

Ball
Basketball, Football (Soccer), Handball, Table Tennis

Net
Badmitton, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Volleyball

Cycling
BMX, Mountain Bike, Road, Track

Boat
Canoe Slalom, Canoe Sprint, Rowing, Sailing

Gymnastics
Artistic, Rhythmic

Other
Equestrian, Fencing, Hockey, Trampoline, Weightlifting

 

[iowajerms]

I picked running because of the "-thlon" events. I also thought about gymnastics.

 

[USCDoom]

There are 36 sports in the 2012 Summer Olympics, according to the website. I put them into 10 categories for this poll. I am using the list of sports on the link. For "martial arts", I included the sports they talk about in MMA.

Running
Athletics (track and field), Modern Pentathlon, Triathlon

Pool
Diving, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo

Target
Archery, Shooting

Martial Arts
Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling

Ball
Basketball, Football (Soccer), Handball, Table Tennis

Net
Badmitton, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Volleyball

Cycling
BMX, Mountain Bike, Road, Track

Boat
Canoe Slalom, Canoe Sprint, Rowing, Sailing

Gymnastics
Artistic, Rhythmic

Other
Equestrian, Fencing, Hockey, Trampoline, Weightlifting

If that is included with Running then there is not anything close to that kind of Training.

 

[Smart]

It's net, and it isn't even close. If you aren't playing tennis by age eight, you have no chance at ever being a top tier player. Same with badminton. There aren't any other sports like that.