ESPN's ranking of the most difficult sports

[Dark Angel]

Judgeing of that list, I'd say it was the other way around :3

[licious]

Each sport on its own is very technical. As a pro athlete who has competed successfully in most of the sports listed there. I would have to say that the panel of experts maybe should try the sports to see just how difficult they are.

[The Virgin]

is chess considered sports? cause it is difficult.

[fredv3b]

I think chess is generally considered a game not a sport. However if it were a sport I would suggest that it should be #1 in the difficulty league table.

[Curly]

Weightlifting number 44? Obviously the panelists consulted have never touched an olympic barbell in their life and, at most, have seen a summary of the 2008 Olympic Games on ESPN.

Olympic weightlifting should be ranked in the top 10 at least. There is a very important element of practise and technique, to the point that technique is practised with just a bar and 10 kilos on each side to nail the snatch. If the bar goes out of the intended path, you lose it, no matter how strong you may be.

Lifting 200 kilos from ground level to 7 feet overhead in a split second requires a LOT of precision and exactitude.

[metalstorm830]

Tennis ranked 7th, nice. I would say that it could have gotten a higher score in a couple of categories (endurance, flexibility), but I'd have to compare to the scores in the same category of all the other sports to see if it really should have received more points or not.