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With the Olympic Flame poised to be lit this week, a new survey of American sports fan tells us which events will likely appear most on our televisions over the next few weeks. That’s because the survey ranked how interested viewers of the Summer Games are in the 40 sports that will be on display in Tokyo. One thing was made clear by the survey, and it’s not good news for two of Americans most popular sports and the network who plans to air the Olympics in the United States.
The Morning Consult conducted a survey in advance of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games and asked how interested those questioned were in seeing the 40 different types of sports that will begin on Friday. To the surprise of few, Gymnastics lead the way. 62% of those surveyed saying they were very or somewhat interested in watching Simone Biles and other work their magic. Part of what has Gymnastics being the most popular sport of the Summer Games is that more women are interested in the sport than men.
Taking the Silver and Bronze medals in this survey were Swimming and Diving, two sports that have seen different levels of success for Team USA. Thanks to swimmers like Michael Phelps, the pool is where the Red, White and Blue have had a great deal of success; part of why 56% of those asked are very much or someone interested in seeing this year’s events.
Diving, on the other hand, is the third and last sport that saw more the 50% popularity among those who took part in the survey, yet Team USA has only won two gold medals in the sport since 2000. A tribute to the beauty of the sport since network and fans tend to only gravitate towards the sports that Americans win.
American sports leagues should be nervous because the survey also showed that Track and Field, as well as Beach Volleyball, were more popular sports than basketball, with Indoor Volleyball between Baseball and Softball, which return to the Summer Games this year for the first time since 2008. The cause for these lower spots on the survey is that while more than half of men are interested in hoops and hardball, only a third of women were interested in seeing the event at the Olympics.
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By: Rafael Thomas
Title: Which Olympic Sports Are Americans Most Looking Forward To?
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Published Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 22:46:31 +0000
