25 bizarre sports you probably never heard of
From ferret legging and chess boxing to wife carrying and extreme ironing these are 25 bizarre sports you probably never heard of...
25. Chess Boxing: For 11 rounds contestants alternate between chess and boxing. A victory can be due to knockout, checkmate, or judges decision.
24. Buzkashi: Played on horseback throughout various parts of Asia, the goal of this game is to get the carcass of a headless goat across the other team’s goal line.
23. Kaninhop: Also known as bunny jumping, this Swedish sport is basically Equestrian Show Jumping with rabbits.
22. Octopush: It’s basically underwater hockey except instead of a stick you use a short blade.
21. Man vs. Horse: This annual Welsh competition involves contestants racing through an obstacle course against horses.
20. Toe Wrestling: If you can imagine a thumb war with your toes then you get the idea.
19. Bossaball: Invented in Spain, this sport is basically volleyball on a trampoline.
18. Wife Carrying: The objective is to complete an obstacle course while carrying your (or someone else’s) wife.
17. Camel Wrestling: Although it has been criticized by some animal rights groups, camel wrestling is still a major past time in countries like Turkey.
16. Bellyflopping: You’d be surprised how seriously some people can take this sport.
15. Bog Snorkeling: Competitors race through a murky bog but they aren’t allowed to use their hands. It’s flippers only.
14. Roller Derby: Played mainly by women, the goal of this sport is basically to lap the players on the other team. Apparently it almost made it to the Olympics recently.
13. Snow Polo: Often played on frozen lakes, this sport started in Switzerland but has since caught on in other parts of the world.
12. Cheese Rolling: Every year a large group of people chase a piece of cheese down a hill in Gloucester, England.
11. Ga-ga ball: Allegedly started in Israel, this game is basically dodgeball but you can only hit players beneath the knees.
10. Bo-taoshi: The name roughly translates to “pole-pulldown” in Japanese. With two teams of 150 people trying to pull down each other’s pole, things can get quite hectic.
09. Cardboard Tube Dueling: Cardboard tube fighting is a real sport and the Cardboard Tube Fighting League is a real sporting organization.
08. Moustache Growing: Although the sportiness level of this “sport” is debatable, purists claim that the difficulties associated with growing a winning beard are worthy of a spot on this list.
07. Pesapallo: Also known as Finnish baseball, its basically American baseball with a cool name and a ball that is pitched vertically instead of horizontally.
06. Mountain Unicycling: As if biking along deadly crevices with two wheels weren’t hard enough...
05. Kite Tubing: With several deaths and numerous injuries recorded in the past few years, this sport might be even more dangerous than one-wheeled mountain biking.
04. Quidditch: Part tag, part dodgeball, the snitch is actually a toy helicopter.
03. Ferret Legging: The goal of this sport is to hold two ferrets in your pants for as long as possible. To beat the world record you’ll need to do better than 5 hours.
02. Shin Kicking: Whoever concedes first loses. Simple enough.
01. Extreme Ironing: You’re probably somewhat familiar with this one already due to recent guerilla marketing, but for those of you who don’t know, the goal is to basically iron in the craziest position/place possible.
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