Why are shooting sports still allowed at the Olympics?

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90. I would argue for it being removed as not a real sport

Much like bowling it's not a sport. It's an activity. If you can do it properly without sweating or being out of breath, it's not a sport. Yes it's hard, but difficulty alone isn't enough to make something a sport. Likewise I consider any of the equestrian events sports either as it's the horse doing the real work.

And while I'm grousing about the Olympics, I really wish people would stop calling Michael Phelps the greatest Olympian because his sport considers the 100, 200, 400, etc different events for every different style of swimming stroke.