Michael Smith and Luke Humphries have joined forces to foyer for darts becoming a member of the Olympic roster.
As the Paddy Power PDC World Championship opens at London’s Alexandra Palace on Friday, reigning champion ‘Bully Boy’ Smith and bookies’ favorite Humphries say it is time to accommodate arrows on the Games – and never simply in archery.
Smith protested: “There are lots of people out there who say darts is easy – listen, you get on stage in front of a crowd and show me you can hit a treble 20 without your a*** falling out.
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“I don’t want to say bad things about the Olympics, but in the walking races it looks like they are about to s*** themselves by the way they walk.
“Darts is a professional sport where you can practise for 10 hours a day. It’s a hard job and I think it belongs at the Olympics.”
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Bar crochet, gardening and Morris dancing, the Los Angeles Games in 2028 will consists of nearly each possible sport and past-time with lacrosse, flag soccer, cricket and baseball added to the Olympic schedule.
Humphries mentioned: “Part of the Internationl Olympic Committee’s remit is to encourage growth in sports activities, and in case you have a look at the place darts was 15 years in the past in comparison with the place it’s now, it’s grown massively.
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“I think we deserve that chance to be in the Olympics. An Olympic gold medal round my neck? That would be quite nice. In terms of not wearing any bling, I would make an exception for that!
“With all due respect, there are a lot of sports that have joined the Olympic roster which are a bit left-field. Darts is probably the biggest sport which is not represented at the Games, and our time has come. Our time is now.”