Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Obstacle racing

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Passes WP:GNG (non-admin closure) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ ^Talk ^Email 11:40, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Obstacle racing

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Fails WP:N. The references listed appear to be primary in nature, and justs lists just bare websites. Phearson (talk) 05:58, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Phearson proposed speedy deletion on 13 Dec 2011 but this was contested by DGG on 13 Dec 2011. Phearson proposed deletion again on 13 Dec 2011 but this was contested by me on 13 Dec 2011. Phearson proposed deletion again on 14 Dec 2011. I have no particular interest in this article but I think we need more people involved in the discussion before a decision on deletion is made. Biscuittin (talk) 20:32, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:33, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The sport of obstacle racing has attracted more than one million athletes this year alone. Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and Warrior Dash together have 2.7 million Facebook subscribers. I find this to be sufficient evidence for including obstacle racing in an encyclopedia, and thus Wikipedia. Ablenis94 —Preceding undated comment added 22:31, 19 December 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Strong keep. This is a popular sport in reality TV, military training and general athletic competition, while it also has many world record holders. The article scope is enough for sufficient citations, though we need to clean up the bare URLs for references. It is a sport just like any other, and is nearly as significant as the triathalon, for example. ~AH1 ^(discuss!) 02:27, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Courcelles 21:21, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Never heard of it before, but USA Today, Running magazine and a local television news station have taken notice. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:48, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep – Passes WP:GNG. Here's more references I added to the article. Don't delete, improve. Also, topic notability is based upon available reliable sources, not whether or not they are present in articles. Nominator, please read WP:BEFORE:

Weir, Tom (December 14, 2011). "'Obstacle racing' is latest challenge for endurance jocks". USA Today. Retrieved December 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
"Obstacle Racing A New Fitness Trend". CBS Channel 6, Albany (Video). Retrieved December 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
"'Obstacle racing' is taking off". Canadian Running. December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

—Northamerica1000^(talk) 06:58, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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