Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed and entertaining episode. This week in the first of a two-part series, we will discuss some sporting events/competitions that no longer exist, i.e., have bitten the dust. In this episode, some of what we will discuss include
- Motor racing events e.g., Gold Coast Indy cars, the 100-mile race.
- The sad state of affairs with the Commonwealth Games and the lack of interest in hosting it.
- An international sporting competition created by a well-known American entrepreneur that was aimed to bring harmony and good-will between the East and the West.
- A major Australian golfing tournament with some impressive champions and were the winner received a gold jacket, to now no longer existing.
- Rugby League competitions e.g., The Mid-week and Pre-season competitions, the International 7’S.
- Australian Indoor Tennis Championships in Sydney
- The Australia Games which was held only once i.e., 1985.
- Little known events e.g., The Gorge Games, Peace Games, Islamic Games.
- The Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in soccer and the Mitropa Cup.
We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and Miss Olivia drops by to do the Quiz What Am I? We have our Where Is It Now? segment and Glenn finishes off the show with a cracking joke.
Sporting events that no longer exist sources
1. Topend sports.com ‘discontinued major international sports events’, robert wood, 2016.
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Turner
3. https://olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games ‘welcome to the ancient olympic games’, 2024.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwill_Games
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Masters
6. World athletics.org. MOWA (museum of world athletics) ‘remembering the goodwill games, 20 years on’,len johnson, 21/9/2021.
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Sevens
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Indoor_Tennis_Championships
9. Financial times.com ‘why the race to host the world’s sporting events has slowed to a halt’, by josh noble, 23/11/23.
10. time.com ‘why more countries should back out of hosting global sporting events’, by astha rajvanshi and armani syed, 18/7/23.
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Games
12. https://www.topendsports.com/events/games/arafura/index.htm
13. https://www.topendsports.com/events/games/afro-asian/index.htm
14. https://www.topendsports.com/events/commonwealth-games/winter.htm
15. https://www.topendsports.com/events/commonwealth-games/paraplegic-games.htm
16. https://www.topendsports.com/events/games/youth/kingdom.htm
17. hitc.com ‘7 football tournaments that no longer exist’, by alfie potts-harmer. 7/9/2019.
18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Dunhill_Cup
19. https://www.huntingdalegolf.com.au/cms/about-us/the-masters/
20. Golf australia.com ‘the tradition discontinues’, by brendan james, golf australia, 30/3/2016.
21. Australian golf digest.com ‘the tradition discontinues’, by steve keipert, 21/12/2017.
22. https://www.extreme-adventure-sports.com/gorge-games.html
23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preseason_Cup
24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_World_Club_Championship
25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Club_Challenge
26. Discovery commons.com ‘CNN founder ted turner and his lewy body dementia:what you need to learn’, discovery commons san pablo memory care, 13/5/23.
27. Inside the games.biz ‘as brisbane looms, 20 years ago this week the goodwill games drew to a close’, by phillip barker, 5/9/2021.
28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Goodwill_Games
29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball
30. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Fastnet_Race
31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Foundation
