OT: Lightsabers in the Olympics?

OK, now they've done it. France's fencing association has officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a discipline.

Is this the end of actual sports? I mean as fun as the Olympics are to watch, I've noticed that some of the sports nowadays look like something I'd have invented in the back yard when I incorporated household objects into my skateboarding hobby and got my neighbors to score my landings, but at least those include actual skateboards or snowboards.

Are we really going to dumb-down physical sports and meld them with video games? Are video games actually sports?

OK, I exaggerate a little, as lightsaber dueling is physical, and is more or less just using technology instead of swords, but I do see a trend developing, and they do look more like toys than actual swords.

Lightsabers officially recognized by the French

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