Some of the world's strangest sports

[Shel_B]

I'm an Atlas Obscura fan and received this article from them today:

10 Extraordinary Sports Around the World

You don't even have to read the article. Reading the descriptions and seeing the pics will give you a smile.

 

[KGMtech]

Mashed tater wrestling? sticks to your ribs, until the cows lick it off!

 

[tcp71]

And this:

 

[Passport1]

Buzkashi, dead goat polo. I have box seats.

 

[Shel_B]

There's the Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling Contest in England ... I've always enjoyed that one. It's been going on for about 200 years.

 

[andrew_j]

Breakdancing as an Olympic sport won it for me. Our family turned on Olympics and the first person we say was that joke from Australia flopping about.

 

[snarl]

Hurling

https://www.ncgaa.org/hurling#:~:te...is played with,to provide a striking surface.

 

[JRay’07]

Curling

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling

 

[someonesomewhere]

Buzkashi, dead goat polo. I have box seats.

My first thought. Rambo III immediately came to mind reading the thread title. Lol

 

[97prizm]

I'm an Atlas Obscura fan and received this article from them today:

10 Extraordinary Sports Around the World

You don't even have to read the article. Reading the descriptions and seeing the pics will give you a smile.

Does German fork lift racing count? That's really uh quite interesting.

 

[someonesomewhere]

Does German fork lift racing count? That's really uh quite interesting.

They just did the World Championship, it's no longer Germans only. Iirc, Belgium won.

As a forklift driver, this has always amused me. We used to challenge each other to pick change up off the floor. It can be done. Carefully. Lol

https://www.forkliftaction.com/news/world-forklift-champions-crowned-in-germany.aspx?n=29658