Bow & Arrows are still in the literal Olympics; there is clearly appetite for seeing what humans can do with less powerful tools. Actually the fact that there are races on foot, bike, and car is probably an interesting analogy; I for one would be a fan of having a spread of contests from "you may use only pen and paper" to "literally any tool you can use is fair game".
The former is a measure of a real skill. I could prompt my sister about how to drive a car but they wouldn't let me send her on a driving test and then give me a license.