>I don't see it as too many sports being removed. I think Winter and Summer Olympics would be improved by being much smaller and restricted to the "classic" track and field events. Also removing sports where the quality of the sprotspersons equipment (ie money) becomes one of the deciding issues.
>You could start with a level playing field. All the javelin throwers use a standard supplied javelin. All the bobsleigh teams use a standard supplied bobsleigh. Then you wouldn't be measuring the performance of euipment but of the person which is what the whole thing is supposed to be about anyway.
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That's how they do it in some of the sailing events - at least for the Laser class, and perhaps some others.

I think the javelin is like that too - at least there are regulations about maximum and minimum weights, lengths and diameters and probably construction materials.

I think you'll never gat away from the subjective elements of having judges - the walk for example is really who can run without getting caught. Games like hockey and soccer have umpires whose decisions can change the game.

I tend to agree with Jim Nelson who suggests that we need to fix the problem rather than just abolishing its source.