tambourine olympics

To: The International Olympic Committee

Subject: New sport

I know it is probably too late to suggest a new sport for the 2024 Olympics. However I have recently discovered something that I can only describe as a revelation. If you want the next Olympics to go viral - trust me on this one.

Picture this: five players stand on each side of a tennis court with no net holding tambourines. These are not just any tambourines, they are tambourines without jingles. One player serves the ball using the tambourine as a racket by lobbing it right up in the air, and the other team lobs it right back.

This sport has a rich history. It was invented in northern Italy in the 16th century, and although it is called “tambass” there, the rest of the world calls it a more family-friendly tamburello. It is gaining in popularity, and the first World Cup was in 2012 with participants from at least two continents. Videos of tamburello championships have over 100,000 views (with slick musical accompaniment and red, white and green pizza menu fonts).

Think of the options: outdoor, indoor and beach tamburello (with attractive skimpy outfits for both women and men, naturally). Imagine the national Italian team accompanied by tarantella folk dancers, who recreate victims of a wolf spider bite and can dance in an agitated way for hours up to the whole length of the Olympics.

Look, your sponsors will love the opportunity to pay for this novelty. Give it a try! As France is also one of the world tamburello champions, in addition to being the host of the upcoming Olympics, I will sign this letter the French way:

With my respectful salutations, please accept, Sir, Madam, the expression of my highest consideration,

A big tamburello fan.

Tamburello by Natascia19 is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0