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This is the idea that any competition or game, no matter how silly, fantastic, or non-athletic, can be an Olympic Sport. And each may have their own teams, sponsors, and leagues, despite minor technicalities like [[The Points Mean Nothing|not being scorable]] or not based on skill. The most egregious examples may even be [[Fictional Sport]]s or [[Wacky Racing]].
Since it includes all parodies of the Olympics it's typically [[Played for Laughs]], but it can also be used to help build a fantastic setting. For example, a [[Science Fiction]] story could have a zero-G relay race at the [[Olympic Games]] {{
This is also [[Truth in Television]], because many sufficiently motivated groups have gotten their sports and games included in the Olympics and are now considered a normal part of the competition. See the Real Life section below for examples such as contract bridge and sculpture, which were past competitions or seriously considered competitions.
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