There are many sporting events held each year around the world in which multitude of sports fanatic are in attendance. And with an enormous list of these physical activities, I’m sure there are a lot you know a little of.
The following is a list of 25 most weirdly bizarre sports you may have never heard of before. And yes, all of them actually exist. Some are even played at the Olympics. Check them out!
#1. Bellyflopping
A sport for the bigger-boned gentleman (or lady). Its probably one of the most painful single player sports.
#2. Bog Snorkling
Competitors have to swim through a 120-meter murky bog drain with the aid of a snorkel, mask and flippers, without using any conventional swimming strokes.
#3. Bossaball
This team sport originated in Spain and it’s mainly volleyball on a trampoline.
#4. Bo-taoshi
A Japanese game which means “pole pull-down”. Two teams of 150 individuals each vie for control of a single large pole. The winner is the team who is able to lower the pole of the opposing team.
#5. Buzkashi
A brutal equestrian game where players need to get the headless carcass of a goat towards a goal.
#6. Camel Wrestling
An animal sport in which two male Tülu camels wrestle and is a major practice in the Aegean region of Turkey.
#7. Cardboard Tube Dueling
A strange yet real sport which even has its own global organization called Cardboard Tube Fighting League.
#8. Cheese Rolling
This kind of sport is an annual event in Gloucester, England where a large group of people chase a piece of Double Gloucester Cheese down the hill.
#9. Chess Boxing
This hybrid sport combines chess and boxing in eleven alternating rounds. The player can win via knockout, checkmate, or a judges decision.
#10. Extreme Ironing
These extreme sport requires players to iron in the craziest places and positions possible.
#11. Ferret Legging
This endurance sport need players to hold two ferrets in their pants for as long as possible. The time need to beat the word record is more than 5 hours and 30 minutes.
#12. Ga-ga Ball
This sport is played like a dodgeball except that it’s played inside a wooden octagon and you can only hit players beneath the knee to get them out of the game.
#13. Kaninhop
Also known as bunny jumping, this sport which originated in Sweden is modeled after horse show jumping.
#14. Kite Tubing
A dangerous sport where tubes are being towed on water at a high speed making the tubes fly.
#15. Man Vs. Horse
This is an annual competition in Welsh where contestants need to race against a horse to a 22 miles finish line.
#16. Mountain Unicycling
This is an adventure sport where participants need to traverse through a rough terrain on their unicyle.
#17. Mustache Growing
This is such a fun competition because contestants compete with their well-groomed mustaches.
#18. Octopush
This water sport is simply an underwater hockey but instead of a stick, a short blade is used.
#19. Pesapallo
Also referred to as Finnish all, this is mainly American baseball except the ball is pitch not horizontally but vertically.
#20. Quidditch
This is a competitive sport where two teams of seven players each mounted on broomsticks need to score goals as much as they can until the game is over.
#21. Roller Derby
This is a contact sport played mainly by women with the goal to lap members of the opposing team.
#22. Shin Kicking
This is a combat sport where two players kick each other on the shin. Whoever concedes first, loses.
#23. Snow Polo
This winter sport is a variant of Polo played by two teams (each with three members) on snow-packed arena.
#24. Toe Wrestling
This is like playing thumb war or arm wrestling, but this time, with your toes. The player who is able to touch its feet flat at the opponent’s feet is the winner.
#25. Wife Carrying
A sport that originated in Finland. Men, carrying their wives, race through an obstacle course that includes sand, water and fences.
