We found this on Badminton Central and it had us choking over our coffee for a while. According to the article, the sports being considered to replace badminton and judo are croquet, rugby union, polo, rackets and chess.

So brilliant we just had to link you over to it, even though the, ahem, occasion has passed. 🙂

Badminton Central: Badminton and Judo To Be Axed After Beijing