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Use of the word "major"

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The use of the word "major" in the title of this article can be a bit problematic. How do you determine which event is a major event, and which event isn't? Would it be by the number of participants? If so, then the 2013 World Police and Fire Games should be added (although, they are not held in Britain (I guess that the name of this article needs to be changed to …sports event hosting in the United Kingdom during the 2010s)). RedvBlue 01:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agree to an extent with the above statement, major depends on perception; is it amount of participants (ATP finals have 8 individuals), coverage (I have never seen Lacrosse televised on UK terrestrial TV), global following (Cricket and Rugby are almost entirely Commonwealth sports).

I'd suggest moving the article back to 'Golden Decade of British Sport', with the first part of the article focusing on the events/bids that inspired the coining of the term, and the later part then pointing out other major sporting events which various groups or individuals have appropriated into that golden decade. I feel this would be more elegant, as the original 'golden decade' idea (as originally set out in the quoted telegraph article) these events had some sort of loose connection. Leaving the Ryder Cup aside for a moment, five (Commonwealth and Olympic Games, Football, Rugby Union and Cricket World Cups) are quadrennial international events involving a large (19+) number of mainly professional teams from around the globe, have massive mainstream followings in the United Kingdom, and are considered the pinnacle of that sport. Though one may argue that the Rugby World Cup and Cricket World Cup are not two of the most avidly watched events worldwide, they represent Britain's two most followed team sports after football. The Ryder Cup is perhaps less connected, but I imagine its inclusion relates to it being extremely lucrative and extremely prestigious. Regardless, it is a common factor to all listings of the golden decade.

What would people say to splitting the article into two sections- one detailing the events/bids that made journalists and indeed the Prime Minister dub the decade 'the golden decade' and then listing all other professional international sporting events which will be taking place in the UK, possibly also incorporating minor mentions of major international events which are always scheduled to take place annually in Britain such as Wimbledon, the British Grand Prix, and the British Open.82.0.93.193 (talk) 02:12, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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I just edited the 2015 World athletics championships, section as it contained misleading information, I replaced it with correct info, thanks! 82.5.224.82 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:25, 16 August 2011 (UTC).[reply]

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