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Monday, 16 January 2006
The BDO - one of the organisations behind darts is working hard to get darts into the Olympics.

Sport England gave darts sports status last year, and a list of some of the items listed as sports by the Olympics must give darts a chance.

The Olympics site lists Air sports, Billiard Sports, Bridge, Chess, Korfball, Tug of War, and Life saving.

Martin Adams, the England team captain, was once given a pedometer and was estimated to have notched up 25kms while playing a tournament. Surely more than the average chess player?

 
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