Talk:Sport in the United Kingdom

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Could American readers please note that the first two words are correct in British English and should not be changed to "Sports play". Thank you. Philip 02:04, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

should this include greyhound racing, and possibly bloodsports?

To be honest I'd not count either as a sport. One is just organised crulety and the other simply lottery balls on four legs (but I'd say that about horseracing too). Probably not a very NPOV justification for not including them though.....Grinner 09:40, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)
Not greyhound racing. It isn't a list of every minor sport that is practised in the UK, but a survey in which coverage is intended to be roughly proportionate to the signficance of the sports in the UK scene. Greyhound racing is almost invisible in the media unless you go looking for it. Horeseracing involves human athletes and is mainstream. Bloodsports aren't competitive sports like the others, and don't belong here imo. Wincoote 11:36, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] What is the correct name of the UK's Olympic team?

Is the UK's Olympic team "Great Britain" or "Great Britain and Northern Ireland"?

see Cfd discussion: Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion#Category:Great_Britain_at_the_Olympics_to_Category:Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland_at_the_Olympics --Mais oui! 22:06, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Damon Hill

The article Damon Hill is a current Featured Article Candidate. It's not generating a great amount of discussion, so if you have an interest in UK sports biography or UK motorsport, why not comment on it's suitability?

[edit] Speedway in the United Kingdom

I'm trying to figure out where to place Speedway in this in the article, it's a professional sport with 3 British leagues and a World Cup team as well as the Grand Prix of Great Britain for individuals. But is it minor or major? What would qualify a sport as either? - Foxhill 11:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Formula One Section

I know that it's recent and everyone loves him, but the F1 section is listing Brittish Racing Drivers who have won the World Championship, so Lewis Hamilton doesn't deserve a place in the section as it is: he didn't win the championship. If someone thinks he "should be noted" for coming second, it should be in a different part of the Formula One section, with other drives that won second place eg. David Coultard or Stirling Moss (a.k.a. 'The Greatest Driver never to win a Championship') etc., both of whom came close seconds multiple times and Moss recently was awarded a Medal from the FIA for outstanding contribution to F1. Otherwise, he could simply be listed as a current driver.

So I have no objection to him being listed in a different part of the section with other British drivers, who, at least I feel, are more worthy of mention then him. But he is not a World Champion yet so it's unfair to all the others to list him in there without having won it. If he wins this year then he can be added. TJ 13:37 UTC 09/06/08