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The stupidest Olympic sports

Virgin Media picks the zaniest sports at this year's Olympic Games

Table Tennis

Table Tennis

Okay, so everyone remembers Desmond Douglas but should table tennis really be an Olympic sport? Shouldn’t table football, darts or subbuteo also qualify? On the other hand, it is a fairly captivating spectator sport as long as you’re seated in the first two rows! Stupidity rating 4/10

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